This important study combines optogenetic manipulations and wide-field imaging to show that the retrosplenial cortex controls behavioral responses to whisker deflection in a context-dependent manner.

The cell is an intricate molecular device. Full understanding of its functions requires a complete inventory of all the components tracing their positions and connections to each other. Of all ...

Perhaps the most beautiful aspect of mathematics is that it applies to literally everything, even things that do not exist in ...

When Princeton sophomore Khadija Ndiaye has a break between classes, you can often find her in the New College West Commons working on her laptop, grabbing a coffee and enjoying the light from the ...

Researchers discovered sugars essential for biology, including glucose, in the asteroid material for the first time. A strange, pliable substance nicknamed "space gum" was also found, which could have ...

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launches its new orbital rocket for the first time with two NASA satellites that will fly to Mars to study the red planet’s atmosphere. Photo: Joe Skipper/Reuters Elon Musk and ...