Stegosaurus is one of those dinosaurs we all recognise straight away—big, slow, covered in plates, and dragging a spiky tail ...

Participants with the fastest-ageing brains were 12 times more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than contemporaries with brains about 10 years younger, according to the research. Having an ...

Think dolphins have the largest brain-to-body ratio? Think again! Scientists have identified a surprising U.S. animal that has an even more impressive brain-to-body proportion, giving it a unique ...

As an animal gets larger, its brain size increases as well, though not in direct proportion – it is not a one-to-one relationship. This phenomenon is called allometric scaling .

Rather than overpowering our animal brain, we should be embracing it. At a time when we’re more stressed out and overwhelmed than ever, tuning into our animal instincts could be the key to ...

Unlike other primates, humans are exposed to high levels of placental sex hormones in the womb, which may have shaped our ...

Scientists discovered that the brain keeps making new neurons even in adulthood, offering hope for brain health treatments.

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Can a monkey, a pigeon or a fish reason like a person? It's a question scientists have been testing in increasingly creative ...

Cuteness can shift moods and lower cortisol, and science backs it up. Looking at baby animals, like a seal pup blinking on a ...

Boosting the brain’s sugar-clearing switch cuts toxic buildup and may explain why fasting looks good for memory.

As an animal gets larger, its brain size increases as well, though not in direct proportion – it is not a one-to-one relationship. This phenomenon is called allometric scaling.