In these science fiction books, extraterrestrial beings are sympathetic, horrifying and everything in between.

Are we alone? From Trump’s push to release UFO files to new NASA missions, interest in alien life is back in the spotlight.

What would they think of us? It’s a question that can produce some, well, uncomfortable answers if you happen to be an ...

This creature doesn’t think the way we do—because it doesn’t have just one brain. With 9 brains and 3 hearts, it can process ...

What exactly is “brain fog,” and why does it feel so common now? You wake up tired even after a full night in bed. You open your laptop and stare at the screen, but the words don’t quite land. You ...

Topographic maps of the brain show the spatial representation of activity. The topographic maps shown highlight the density distributions of sleep-like (slow wave) activity across the scalp for the ...

Elaine Pinggal from Monash University, and colleagues assessed how sleep-like brain activity in awake adults influences sustained attention during a task. The researchers compared sleep-like brain ...

Usually, we’re telling the kids to get off the phones and tablets, and that too much screen time can turn their brains to mush. However, using tech could actually help brain health in older adults.

Older adults who remain cognitively sharp as they age have a genetic advantage over their peers, new research shows. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and ...

The axolotl looks like something from another planet, but it lives in the lakes of Mexico. Unlike most amphibians, it never completes its transformation into adulthood and remains in a juvenile state ...

Breakthrough research from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine is revealing how immune cells in the adult brain can regulate the generation of new neurons. The study, recently published ...

Pass the pot to Grandma — her brain might thank you. A new study is challenging long-held assumptions about cannabis, finding that middle-aged and older adults who use the drug may actually see some ...