By giving children the agency to explore and the freedom to fail, toy designers and neuroscientists are tapping into the ...

On your mental number line, are the numbers smaller on the left or on the right? Two comparative cognition researchers ...

Three hearts; blue blood; no skeleton; arms like tongues. These are just some of the alien features of octopuses, squid and cuttlefish — members of the cephalopod family. The outlandish list continues ...

Just like vertebrates, cephalopods — such as octopuses and squid — have elaborate brains. Neuroscientists are flocking to them for insights into how intelligence evolved. Three hearts; blue blood; no ...

One idea given for the mysterious disappearance of Neanderthals around 40,000 years ago is a difference in brain power compared with early modern humans (Homo sapiens), who invaded their territory in ...

Despite its small size—it could sit in the palm of your hand—the zebra finch is a remarkable learner. A songbird native to Australia, it's renowned for its ability to pick up new songs. That talent ...

Nowhere is the cost of ignoring women’s health more visible or more correctable than in the brain. Closing the women’s health gap could add $1 trillion in annual incremental GDP to the global economy.

More than a year after launching a crowdfunding campaign for a pair of Raspberry Pi-powered handheld computers, the folks at Soulsircuit have announced a major change… and backers aren’t particularly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Reddit user Adorable_Raccoon_766 recently asked, "What is the dumbest thing you’ve ever seen a coworker do?" Here are some of the ...

There’s a new “John” in town, but don’t be surprised to learn his name is Andrew McVicker and he is the freshly minted owner of Java Johns. While still formulating the last few details, McVicker is ...

Kyle Orland of ArsTechnica wrote a blog post about the term “cognitive surrender” on April 3. Maybe I should have noticed it sooner since it’s been floating around since at least January, when it was, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fran Shelley, 76, passed her Latin GCSE exam last summer and is now meeting up with friends once a week to learn Italian - Matt ...