Using Games to Explore the Mind
January 9, 2024 • Institute Update The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the non-profit organization The Many Brains…
NIMH Hosts 75th Anniversary Symposium
January 11, 2024 • Institute Update • 75th Anniversary The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) began celebrating its 75th…
Africans Discovered Dinosaur Fossils Long before the Term ‘Paleontology’ Existed
January 18, 2024 4 min read Sometime between C.E. 1100 and 1700, a Massospondylus dinosaur bone was found and carried…
Researchers Expand Understanding of Genetic Mechanisms Underlying Fragile X Syndrome
January 18, 2024 • Research Highlight Fragile X syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by the gene FMR1. It is…
Cold weather is cutting EVs’ battery life, but there are solutions
For nearly a week, frigid temperatures from Chicago to northern Texas have made life painful for electric-vehicle owners, with reduced…
After unprecedented border crossings, a record 3M cases clog US immigration courts
MIAMI — Eight months after crossing the Rio Grande into the United States, a couple in their 20s sat in…
Space and Submarine Explorers Are Right to Take Risks
As we await the final investigation results from the loss of the Titan submersible, which killed five people last summer…
Trump levels unsubstantiated claims of collusion against New York AG as civil fraud trial wraps up
With his civil fraud trial drawing to a close, Donald Trump has leveled unsupported claims of collusion against the New…
Ancient DNA Reveals Origins of Multiple Sclerosis in Europe
More than 1,600 ancient genomes have helped to trace the roots of a host of genetic traits found in modern…
The Amazon’s ancient complex of ‘lost cities’ flourished for a thousand years
A cluster of “lost cities” that flourished for a millennia have been discovered by archaeologists in the Amazon, with the…