ArchaeologyJune 25, 2025
Scientists Used Prehistoric Tools to Build a Canoe, Then Paddled Across 140 Miles from Taiwan to Japan
Researchers and expert seafarers teamed up to re-create an ocean journey from more than 30,000 years ago
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NeuroscienceJune 10, 2025
What a Wandering Mind Learns
Zoning out reveals hidden patterns in tasks
AnimalsDecember 22, 2023
Octopuses Are Colorblind. Here’s How They See the World
Cephalopods have developed unique visual systems to deal with their underwater world
CognitionJuly 1, 2023
Humans Can Spot Tiny Numerical Differences
Where is the line between knowing and guessing?
AnimalsMarch 1, 2023
How Octopus Arms Bypass the Brain
A secret pattern links far-flung octopus limbs
RoboticsMarch 1, 2023
Soft Robots Take Steps toward Independence
Squishy robots can now heal themselves and grow as they explore