Personalized, brain-based tools may help learners left behind due to natural differences in how their brains work. A painless, non-invasive brain stimulation technique can significantly improve how young adults learn math, my colleagues and I found in a recent study. In a paper in PLOS Biology, we

AlphaGenome predicts how long stretches of DNA “dark matter” affect gene expression and a host of other important properties. Vast swathes of the human genome remain a mystery to science. A new AI from Google DeepMind is helping researchers understand how these stretches of DNA impact the activity

The drug helped people who couldn’t get relief from existing treatments. It starts with flashes of light. Zig-zag lines float across your vision. You feel a slight tingling in your cheeks and limbs. Then comes a stabbing headache so intense you forget everything—what you were doing, where you are,

Newly discovered genes could make powerful drug, Taxol, cheaper and more sustainable to produce. Stroll through ancient churchyards in England, and you’ll likely see yew trees with bright green leaves and stunning ruby red fruits guarding the graves. These coniferous trees are known in European

The wheel changed the course of history for all of humanity. But its invention is shrouded in mystery. Imagine you’re a copper miner in southeastern Europe in the year 3900 BCE. Day after day, you haul copper ore through the mine’s sweltering tunnels. You’ve resigned yourself to the grueling