What's the retinal resolution of the human eye, or how many pixels can we actually perceive? And is there any point in ...

The human brain can pass synaptic impulses at a speed of roughly 120 meters per second. But the speed at which our brain can ...

A simple finger drag through sand does not seem like much, yet a new set of studies from researchers at Queen Mary University ...

Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one at that. Earlier, he'd been a scientist, but he realized he wasn't very happy sitting at a lab bench all day. Science writing, ...

We might have big brains and fancy gadgets, but some animals are wired with senses straight out of a sci-fi script. We're talking about abilities that go way beyond sight, sound, taste, touch, and ...