Crows are arguably among the smartest creatures on the planet, possessing some cognitive abilities that rival those of 5- to 7-year-old human children. Now, a new study adds basic geometry to the list ...

A new study shows that like humans, crows can recognize geometric regularity, making them the first nonhuman animal known to have this ability. Squares, triangles, circles - these geometric shapes ...

The shapes of eukaryotic cells and, ultimately, the organisms that they form are defined by cycles of mechanosensing, mechanotransduction and mechanoresponse. Recent studies have shed light into the ...

* Illustration: Christian Montenegro * I'm sitting in a second-floor classroom at Denver East High School, hunched over a desk, exerting a death grip on a No. 2 pencil. My brain is overheating. I have ...