Life

Neuroscience

Brainwashed

The Seductive Appeal of Mindless Neuroscience by Sally Satel and Scott O. Lilienfeld.

Genetics

The Sports Gene

Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance by David Epstein.

Neuroscience

The Anorexic Brain

Neuroimaging improves understanding of eating disorder.

Life

A flash of light implants false memories in mice

Researchers alter rodents' recollections by exciting just a few neurons.

Animals

Eye-tracking cameras show peahens’ wandering gaze

Data show that female birds are not so riveted by their suitors’ magnificence

Life

Rogue genes on X chromosome turn on in testicles

Chunks of rapidly evolving DNA could affect sperm production in males.

Animals

Dolphins name themselves with a whistle

The marine mammals respond only to their own handles.

Life

Mouse retinas grown in lab

Transplanted cells can function in rodents' eyes.

Life

Gut microbes get first dibs on heart meds

Some people harbor a strain of bacteria that chews through cardiac medication before it can treat symptoms.

Life

Size isn’t only mystery of huge virus

A strange replication method and an unusual genetic sequence are among the mysteries of the outsized Pandoravirus.

Life

Microbes can draw the line between species

Wasps' gut inhabitants can kill or save crossbreeds.

Life

Stem cells made with just seven chemicals

Chemical cocktail turns adult mouse cells into embryonic-like ones.