Breakthroughs in genetically altering cephalopods pave way for new studies of perception, brain evolution, and more

Mandatory reviews by top health officials and checks for 235 disfavoured terms have left hundreds of vetted grant applications in administrative limbo.

The early decades of neuroscience drew inspiration from the rich diversity of animal life, but in recent years, the field has converged on a narrow se…

The Cech Fellows Program is a paid, nine-week summer research experience empowering the next generation of scientific leaders.

Communication is crucial to social life, and in ants, it is mediated primarily through olfaction. Ants have more odorant receptor (OR) genes than any other group of insects, generated through tandem d...

Sexual selection acts on heritable differences within species, driving the parallel diversification of signal production in one sex and behavioral responses in the other. This coevolution implies that...

Colin Foord discusses the Coral City Camera.

Podcast · Mark Mattson · Neuroscientist Mark Mattson hosts conversations intended for folks interested in what is known about the brain and what remains to be discovered. Here are a few of the major ...

The Douglas Boyes Fund has been established in honour of Douglas Boyes (1996-2021), an esteemed entomologist specialising in Lepidoptera. The Fund aims to provide young people aged 14-18 with access…

Long-standing myths about “silly science” have contributed to the reckless slashing of government-supported research.

Hint: it’s less than 1% — a lot less.

America’s scientific enterprise demands reliable stewardship, not destabilizing political intervention.

Back Market and iFixit are partnering to encourage consumers to keep their phones in service for at least five years—and to pressure manufacturers to extend smartphone support to 10 years.

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Natural neuroscience departs from the classical reductionist approach, which emphasizes control at the expense of natural behaviors, by proposing a shift tow...

President Trump’s immigration crackdown ensnared Kseniia Petrova, a scientist who fled Russia after protesting its invasion of Ukraine. She fears arrest if she is deported there.

Dr. Ardem Patapoutian says he watches “with deep sadness as the United States’ remarkable scientific enterprise, which took generations of hard work and national investment to build, faces a concerted...