Explore the strange animal behaviors science can’t fully explain in this roundup of nature’s enduring mysteries.

Scientists have discovered a group of brain cells in the orbitofrontal cortex that become more active when outcomes are uncertain, revealing how the brain adapts and learns from unpredictable ...

We tend to think of memory as exclusively the brain’s domain, but new research suggests that this view may be far too narrow.

Newly identified brain cells evolved along the theme, "Life is uncertain; Eat dessert first." The neurons, located in the ...

Ordinary human cells, not just neurons, respond more strongly to memory signals when they arrive in spaced bursts rather than ...

Two brain regions, M2 and OFC, work together to balance steady habits with flexible learning when choices become uncertain.

For the first time, scientists can freeze-frame the exact moment an animal makes up their mind and commits to a choice—simply ...

Newly identified brain cells evolved along the theme, "Life is uncertain; Eat dessert first." The neurons, located in the front part of the brain, are most active when the outcome of a decision is ...

In response to these losses, scientists are constantly working on the new field: De-extinction or species revival that uses genetic engineering and cloning, not only to make the DNA of lost species ...

Most animals use camouflage, covering themselves in stealthy patterns to hide from predators ... But is lighting or predator learning ability more important? Results from a single place tell us about ...