Credit: Youtube Scientists once connected living rat brain cells to a robot in a laboratory in London. The cells, kept alive in a nutrient bath, sent signals through electrodes to steer the robot's ...

When laboratory mice step out of their plastic cages and into real soil, their behavior changes so dramatically that it forces a rethink of what stress, health and even “normal” really mean. The story ...

This is SCIENCE FRIDAY. I'm Flora Lichtman, filling in for Ira Flatow this week. Last week, when Hurricane Sandy sent a surge of salty water into cities and towns up and down the East Coast, among the ...

Scientists have identified a protein that switches brain aging on and off in mice. The findings were published in Nature Aging and may pave the way for new treatments for cognitive decline. Knowing ...