“It is no use asking for the impossible, such as, say, the exact wiring diagram for a cubic millimeter of brain tissue and the way all its neurons are firing,” Crick wrote in Scientific America ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A comprehensive wiring diagram and functional map of a mouse brain's visual cortex, the largest to date, has been created from a cubic millimeter of tissue. This ...

We often imagine sperm as swimmers, tiny cells whipping their tails to power through fluid on a mission toward the egg. However, a new discovery from Monash University researchers reveals a far ...

The Archimedes screw mechanism, an ancient Greek invention still used today . Credit: Kuroczynski, Wikimedia Commons, CC-BY-SA-4.0 Have you ever wondered how ancient civilizations moved water uphill ...

Senate Republicans voted Thursday to overturn a $5 cap on bank overdraft fees, leaving working-class people vulnerable to exploitation from financial institutions. The Consumer Financial ...

The New York Giants will report for the voluntary offseason program in less than a month, and the NFL Draft promises to provide yet another infusion of talent to the roster. There was fear from ...

Selecting Ward is the obvious pick. The clear selection. It’s also absolutely the wrong move, and the Titans are going to screw this up. What will ensue is a spin campaign to talk up Ward ...

How many robots does it take to screw in a lightbulb? The answer is more complicated than you might think. New research from Northeastern University upends the riddle by making a robot that is both ...

[Zakqwy] persevered and found some awesome parts in his copier – like an Archimedes’ screw used to transport black toner. Next up is [Bob Blake] with Belkin WeMo Insight Teardown.