Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Brain

Dragonflies Have Mastered Flight Engineering That No Machine Has Matched, Here Is How

The number that stops engineers cold95% prey-capture success rate. That is what researchers at Harvard's Concord Field Station recorded when they filmed dragonflies hunting in slow motion. Cheetahs catch roughly 58% of prey they chase. Lions, around 25%. The dragonfly is, by this measure, the most effective predator on the…

Times Life

Sikhi Called It Seva. Science Now Calls It the Happiness Advantage. Both Are Right.

The helper's high is not a metaphorIn 1988, sociologist Allan Luks surveyed over 3,000 volunteers across the United States and found that more than 90 percent reported a distinct physical sensation after helping others, warmth, energy, and a calm that lasted hours. He called it the "helper's high." Neuroscientists later…

Times Life

Antonio Gramsci: his philosophy explained

Marxist, journalist, political leader and social theorist Antonio Gramsci (1891-1937) was a small, disabled, chronically ill man from a poverty-stricken Sardinian background. He was also someone about whom the Italian fascist state famously declared: “We must prevent this brain from functioning for twenty years.”

The Conversation

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

7 Signs Your Child Is Not Getting Enough Sleep and What It Does to Their Brain

1. They are impossible to wake in the morning, and that is not lazinessA child who needs to be shaken, called three times, or bribed out of bed is not being difficult. Their brain is still in slow-wave sleep, the deepest stage, where the day's learning gets consolidated into long-term…

Times Life

Horrific video shows toddler being tossed to the floor at a daycare and suffering brain injury: Lawsuit

The lawsuit alleges the daycare initially told the parents the child fell only 18 inches from a squatting position

The Independent UK

Psychology says people who keep losing their handkerchiefs aren't always careless, they may be paying attention to something more important

At first glance, this habit may seem like carelessness or poor organization. Psychology suggests a more nuanced explanation. Frequently misplacing everyday items is often linked to the way the brain manages attention, memory, and daily routines rather than to a person's intelligence or capability.

The Economic Times

Bestselling books at Matariki Weekend

A little boy goes missing at Muriwai Beach and a fast ride through small-town forestry country, cyclone damage, gangs and meth in the bestselling NZ books this holiday weekend, plus win a book about understanding how children's brains work.

Newsroom.co.nz

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Psychology says people whose bodies start itching just as they try to sleep aren't imagining it, the brain may be amplifying normal sensations

Psychology suggests that people who feel sudden itching sensations in their bodies just before sleep aren't feeling something abnormal, it is their brain sending signals, and there may not be any skin condition.

The Economic Times

71 Questions Kids Asked That Left Their Parents Completely Stumped

Children often ask the best, most insightful, and out-of-the-box questions. However, parents don’t always know how to answer them. So, they stand there, panicking slightly, urging their final braincell to think of something—anything!—to say. Parents shared their funniest, weirdest, and most confusing experiences in a very relatable online thread. We’re…

Bored Panda

“We thought the band was over. He's crossed the line – he's gone too far”: Mastodon open up about their relationship with Brent Hinds – and the devastating brain injury that nearly ended everything

Nearly one year on from his tragic death, Bill Kelliher, Troy Sanders, and Brann Dailor discuss the highs and lows of their 25-year relationship with Hinds

Guitar World

Football headers: growing evidence suggests this skill is damaging to brain health

Whether it’s at practice or during a Fifa World Cup match, football players could unknowingly be putting their brain health at risk every time they take to the field.

The Conversation

Daily Word Search Game #052 (Jul 09, 2026)

Expand your vocabulary with today's Daily Word Search puzzle. Choose from Easy, Medium, or Hard difficulty levels and challenge yourself to find every hidden word in this fun and addictive word search game. New themed puzzles are added daily for word game and brain teaser fans alike. Entertainment

Bored Panda

Psychology explains why you open the fridge even when you’re not hungry, and what your brain is really looking for

The refrigerator acts as a psychological trigger, prompting visits beyond physical hunger. This behavior stems from hedonic hunger, which seeks pleasure and reward. External food cues influence eating decisions, overriding biological hunger signals. The habit loop of cue, routine, and reward reinforces these automatic kitchen visits. Boredom often drives these…

The Economic Times

CTE at 24? Former Dallas Cowboys Player's Posthumous Diagnosis Raises New Questions

A 24-year-old former NFL player was posthumously diagnosed with stage 1 CTE, raising new questions about how early the brain disease can develop.

Medical Daily

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Times Life

How Monarch Butterflies Use the Sun as a Compass to Navigate 4,000 Kilometres of Migration

A Clock Inside the AntennaThe monarch butterfly does not simply fly toward the sun. That would leave it hopelessly off course as the sun arcs across the sky from east to west. Instead, the butterfly compensates for the sun's movement by running it against an internal clock, a circadian timer…

Medical Daily

Feeling More Anxious Than Ever? Your Doomscrolling Habit May Be Playing a Bigger Role Than You Think

Doomscrolling may be doing more than wasting time. Experts explain how excessive negative news consumption can affect anxiety, sleep, attention, and mental health.

The Economic Times

Psychology says people who are scared of cockroaches, bugs or house lizard aren't weak: What this behavior means, the psychology behind it, and what studies explain

Psychology says people who are scared of cockroaches, bugs or house lizard aren't always reacting without reason. Psychology explains that fear of insects and reptiles can develop through evolution, learning, personal experiences, and the brain's response to possible danger. This article explains what psychology says, why this behavior happens, which…

The Independent UK

Internet jumps on Trump after his gaffes at NATO meetings: ‘His brain is mush’

Democratic lawmakers mocked Trump for mistakenly calling Iran the ‘Islamic Republic of Japan’

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

LiveScience

We remember little to nothing of early childhood — and a recent mouse study may help explain why

Early in life, neural networks in the brain's memory center are highly connected, and they are only later refined into precise systems, a mouse study finds.

International Business Times UK

What Is CTE? Former Cowboys Star Marshawn Kneeland Found to Have Brain Disease After Death By Suicide

Marshawn Kneeland, a former NFL player, was diagnosed with early-stage CTE posthumously, raising concerns about the impact of repeated head injuries in American football.

The Conversation

How can you be tired yet wired? Blame your stone-age brain

The clock reads 2:13am. You are exhausted. Your eyes ache, your body feels heavy and the alarm is already beginning to loom over the night, yet your brain refuses to let go. Instead, thoughts arrive in waves. Did you send that email? What if you forgot something important? Perhaps now…

International Business Times UK

'I'm Not Brain Dead': Mitch McConnell Calls GOP Allies From Hospital Bed After Leaked 911 Audio Reveals Cardiac Arrest

A hospitalised Mitch McConnell continues Senate duties, countering online health rumours. Conversations with senior Republicans affirm his engagement in national matters despite speculation.

The Times of India

Inspired by the loss of his daughter to brain cancer, a Canadian father has raised more than C$1.6 million for research and received London's first-ever Order of London award

Losing his 33-year-old daughter Allison to brain cancer changed Wayne Dunn's life in ways he never imagined. What began as a family's heartbreaking loss gradually became a mission to help others facing the same disease. The London, Ontario, philanthropist launched the Dunn with Cancer Run in Allison's memory, transforming personal…

Medical Daily

Former Dallas Cowboys Player Marshawn Kneeland Was Posthumously Diagnosed with CTE

Newly released findings confirmed former Dallas Cowboys player Marshawn Kneeland was diagnosed with CTE after his death at age 24. The case adds to growing evidence that the degenerative brain disease can develop in athletes far younger than previously recognized.

The Conversation

What happens inside a tennis player’s brain as they try to return a 148mph serve?

The fastest serve so far at this year’s Wimbledon tennis championships was struck by the Argentinian Thiago Agustín Tirante on the opening day.

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

The National Institutes of Health

Nature Communications

79 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.