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Swarm Mentality

Swarm Mentality

Following schools of fish and other animal collectives

By Ariel Bleicher Alyson Kenward and Valerie Ross | Posted June 9, 2010

Of Venom and Silk

Of Venom and Silk

Spiders might scare you, but you might need them more than you realize.

By Alex Liu | Posted June 7, 2010

Crickets Learn to Fear Spiders Before Birth

Crickets Learn to Fear Spiders Before Birth

Mother crickets forewarn offspring of predators before they hatch

By Valerie Ross | Posted March 31, 2010

Playing the Name Game

Playing the Name Game

How trend-averse parents came to live in an Emily-saturated society

By Ariel Bleicher | Posted March 24, 2010

Memory’s Molecules: Learning the Brain’s Vocabulary

Memory’s Molecules: Learning the Brain’s Vocabulary

Scientists struggle to explain the mind in terms of the molecule

By Ferris Jabr | Posted March 19, 2010

Biotech on a Budget

Biotech on a Budget

Could garage biology inspire a new generation of inventors?

By Ariel Bleicher | Posted February 26, 2010

How Does Your Brain Keep Track of Time?

How Does Your Brain Keep Track of Time?

A new finding challenges conventional wisdom about the mind’s internal clock

By Mike Orcutt | Posted February 22, 2010

They Got the Beat

They Got the Beat

Rhythm in animals reveals evolution of human music

By Mara Grunbaum | Posted February 5, 2010

Grasslands survival scenarios can give memory a boost. [Image Credit: Wellcome Library, London. Wellcome Images W0011158.]

Legacy of the Stone-Age Mind

Research suggests we remember better when we’re in survival mode

By Valerie Ross | Posted January 29, 2010

How to Build a Living Machine

How to Build a Living Machine

A molecular biologist gives a common organism a remarkable skill using man-made genes

By Ariel Bleicher | Posted January 27, 2010

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