Brain Scientists

Can you imagine living on a diet of radiated water? Researchers have found a community of bacteria, nearly two miles below Earth’s surface, doing just that. This discovery fuels optimism that life exists in other deep subsurface environments… perhaps…

Researchers at University of California, San Diego have found the secret to the toucan beak’s lightweight strength and hope it could inspire the design of ultra-light aircraft and vehicle components.

Researchers studying supplies of copper, zinc and other metals have determined that these finite resources, even if recycled, may not meet the future demands of the global population.

We may be taught not to judge a book by its cover, but when we see a new face, our brains decide whether a person is attractive and trustworthy within a tenth of a second, according to recent Princeton University research.

Could you fire up the family car on a gallon of sawdust? Or make a high-tech kayak out of leftover pine scrap? The answer may soon be yes, according to University of Maine scientists working to convert waste from the paper industry into ethanol for fue…

Imagine a shift in the Earth so profound that it could force our entire planet to spin on its side after a few million years, tilting it so far that Alaska would sit at the equator. Princeton scientists have now provided the first compelling evidence t…

More isn’t always better. Just ask Madeleine, a joystick-controlled underwater robot built to study the way aquatic animals swim. Like them, she has four flippers. But scientists were surprised to learn that she moved faster and more efficiently when u…

Duke University researchers have found evidence that babies have an abstract numerical sense even before they learn to talk. The study could shed light on how infants first grasp the concept of number.

HIAPER, the nation’s most advanced research aircraft has taken flight on its first science mission, flying over treacherous whirlwinds, known as rotors, as they form above the California Sierra Nevada range. Rotors form on the lee side of high, steep m…

The sun bathes the planet in energy free of charge, yet few systems can take advantage of that source for both heating and cooling. But engineers at Rensselaer Polytech are developing a green, thin film technology that adheres both solar cells and hea…