For centuries, Sri Lanka’s biological knowledge travelled the world — anonymously. Embedded deep within the pages of European ...

Neuroscientist Steve Ramirez has found ways to plant memories in mice. Here's what that could mean for humans.

Here are 10 major findings about human ancestors and our close ancient relatives that scientists announced in 2025. A handful ...

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But the digital-first promise carried a blind spot: it solves for tasks, not emotions. Patients don’t start, stay on, or ...

PRIO has received new funding from the Swedish research foundation, Østersjøstiftelsen, for an interdisciplinary project ...

Scientists have created a computer model that aims to mimic the human brain, hoping it might teach us about ourselves.

Something about a warm, flickering campfire draws in modern humans. Where did that uniquely human impulse come from? How did our ancestors learn to make fire? How long have they been making it?

In laboratory experiments, the team used the device to send tiny, patterned bursts of light into the brains of genetically modified mice whose neurons respond to light. The mice quickly learned to ...

Humans are far more monogamous than our primate cousins, but less so than beavers, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England analyzed the proportion of full ...

A field in eastern England has revealed evidence of the earliest known instance of humans creating and controlling fire, a significant find that archaeologists say illuminates a dramatic turning point ...