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Neuroscience

Words’ meanings mapped in the brain

Language isn’t just confined to one region of the brain: The meaning of words spark activity all over the cerebral cortex.

Astronomy

Gas blasts from black holes show surprising alignment

Unexpected alignment of galactic gas geysers might offer new insight into how galaxies and black holes arise from the cosmic web.

Humans

Gelada monkeys know their linguistic math

The vocalizations of gelada monkeys observe a mathematical principle seen in human language, a new study concludes.

Life

Gene found that controls beak size in Darwin’s finches

A beak-size gene helped determine whether Darwin’s finches survived a drought.