During brain development, neurons extend long processes called axons. Axons link different areas of the brain and carry ...

Inductors may look simple, but they help control current, store energy, and smooth out signals in electronic circuits. This video breaks down how they work using clear visuals and real-world examples.

The question of arbitration vs. litigation is easy to overlook in the Flowers Foods drivers' Supreme Court case.

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Diodes let electricity flow in only one direction, protecting and controlling how circuits work. This video explains what ...

This coral keeps time without a brain, showing how distributed nerve nets can synchronize movement across an entire animal.

“Imagine a computation that produces a new bit of information in every step, based on the bits that it has computed so far. Over t steps of time, it may generate up to t new bits of information in ...

The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens.

There are hundreds of cell types in the human body, each with a specific role spelled out in their DNA. In theory, all it ...

The new method is designed to focus specifically on pain-related signals, without interfering with normal activity in other parts of the brain. A new preclinical study has identified a gene therapy ap ...

Harvard law professor Lawrence Lessig explains a promising new strategy to stop the surge of Super PACs and dark money in ...