How scientists are building a library of the brain’s dysfunctional pathways
SungJung Cho reports on a new study that has detailed dysfunctional neural circuits associated with neuropsychiatric disorders.
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Hope for HIV vaccine—antibodies protect animals against infection in pilot study
Sinibaldo Romero Arocha reports on new findings that broadly neutralising antibodies confer protection against HIV in a primate study.
Discovering the stars: The need for gender equality in space
Olivia Allen discusses the gender inequality experienced by Bell Burnell, notably how her discovery gave her male colleagues a Nobel Prize.
New research reveals how a 12-millimetre fish is as loud as a gunshot
George Rabin discusses how new research on the Danionella cerebrum equate its noises to that of an aircraft and gunshot.
Disorders of consciousness are a clinical minefield. Here’s how we could be doing better
Charles Jenner explores the clinical subjectivity of consciousness and how neuroimaging may provide a new avenue to more accurate diagnoses.
BioArt: Producing art through biochemistry
Edie Allden explores the artistic side of biochemistry and how ethics and access challenge the universality of BioArt.
Waving goodbye: “Leave-taking” isn’t unique to humans
Sophie Berdugo explores how different animal species end a social interaction, eliminating this trait as uniquely human.
Science’s atlas of the human brain
Charles Jenner explores recent publications in Science that are aiming to discern the neuron geography of the brain.
Social media reveals hermit crabs’ plastic homes
George Rabin reports on a novel use of social media as a source of data regarding crabs using plastic for shells.
A national drinking problem: The case for government intervention
Eleanor Garrigan Mattar discusses how governments’ passive view on alcohol consumption has result in minimal policy targeting alcoholism.