A daily dose of torpor helps desert-dwelling marsupials make it through chilly nights.

As the year draws to a close,

Man navigates obstacles he can't consciously see.

The limits imposed by walls and trenches are recognized by special brain cells.

Genes discovered for brain pathway that triggers onset of adulthood.

Why movement researchers are pushing for a unifying framework.

The hair on a horse's head could predict whether it is left- or right-hoofed.

Patient with paralysis controls speech synthesizer with his mind.

Mice eating high-fat foods confer changes on at least two subsequent generations.

But a second study finds that solutions of the tiny tubes may block neuronal activity.

Scratch it by knowing first which type you have.

MDMA may boost the benefits of psychotherapy, trial suggests.

Cooling different brain regions reveals how birds keep time during song.

Neuroscientists are pretty sure they know what causes Alzheimer's disease, but their theory has not yet given rise to effective drugs. Alison Abbott asks what's wrong.

Scientists chart course for studies of humans' closest relatives.

Quite well, on the whole.

Gene test is taken off the market.

Licence for macaque experiments will not be renewed.