A hexagonal lattice organizes major cell types in the cerebral cortex, with similar cells synchronizing their activity in microcolumns.

A new and most precise measurement of protons shows that they are lighter than previously thought.

A group of scientists led by researchers have discovered a key mechanism through which spider silk is formed.

Scientists have identified where social memories are stored in the brains of mice. Mice are forgotten because memories cannot be retrieved.

None of us would get on a plane that had its parts changed in mid-air, says Eve Marder, who has spent her career probing a very specific cluster of crustacean nerve cells. Yet we are all walking around undergoing a constant turnover of cellular parts, and so are the lobsters and crabs Marder studies.