Experts explain the impact microplastics have on the brain and how there may be a “spoonful” in the organ. Plus, how to cut back on microplastics.

How a Tiny Brain Region Guides Generosity The decision to help a friend or stranger—and the amount of help that one chooses to give—may be powerfully shaped by the brain’s basolateral amygdala ...

This is because the museum is the new temporary home to a tiny piece of a pristine asteroid. The little black fragment came from the near-Earth asteroid called Bennu.

Researchers believe this 4.6-billion-year-old piece of rock could reveal compounds present at the beginning of the solar system and the building blocks of life.

The Field Museum is the new temporary home to a tiny piece of pristine asteroid. The fragment of the asteroid Bennu, on loan from NASA, won't be on display for visitors, but will give scientists ...

Why singing is good for your brain, even if you are no Beyoncé Music has the power to soothe the mind, promote brain health and bring people closer together. Singing, listening to music or making ...

Humans experience an empty mind up to 20 percent of the time.

Our evolutionary advantage over our primate relatives may come down to accelerated genetic expression in just six types of brain cells.