Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. What is Bluetooth? – Henry, age 13, Somerville, ...

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The traditional model of memory proposes that different types of long term memory are processed in separate brain modules. New research shows activation of these modules overlaps.

A century after Erwin Schrödinger sketched out a bold vision for how we perceive color, scientists have finally filled in the missing pieces. A Los Alamos team used advanced geometry to show that hue, ...

Full-body MRIs are all the rage. We take a look at three major companies offering such testing.

A dense network of sensors is looking for the fleeting footprints of neutrinos, the most mysterious in the pantheon of known particles.

The sound of a horse's whinny is created by the low frequency vibration of vocal cords combined with a high frequency whistle, a new study reveals.