Single neurons in mouse sensorimotor cortex are organized by their activity features into distinct subpopulations with area-spanning footprints whose boundaries align closely with anatomical and ...

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a method that uses a single ion to detect electromagnetic fields above a surface and ...

Much like camera settings—filters, flashes and focus—affect what we notice in a final photo, the way scientists measure ...

Scientists explore whether humor influenced language evolution, suggesting "survival of the wittiest" shaped communication ...

Asia Is Racing to the Arctic, But It’s Not Easy A region once associated with security crises, mined frontiers, and closed border crossings is increasingly characterized by negotiation, pragmatic ...

A former industrial site in Taunton is being redeveloped into a 390-unit apartment complex. The project at Whittenton Mills will be the largest housing development in the city's history. It will ...

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court has ruled that Alabama may use a congressional map that had been determined to have intentionally discriminated against Black voters – the conservative court’s latest ...

In the first major case since the justices narrowed the Voting Rights Act, the court cleared the way for Alabama to use a map preferred by Republicans that leaves the state with only one ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Alabama to use a congressional map that eliminates one of two majority-Black districts in the state in a win for Republicans. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News ...

Latin America’s largest economies are becoming increasingly difficult jurisdictions for foreign businesses to navigate and comply with, according to TMF Group’s Global Business Complexity Index.

As the climate warms, heavy downpours are covering more ground—but where exactly? A new study puts the big-picture changes in context, and suddenly, it matters what region you live in. In a monsoon ...

A Supreme Court court ruling last month rejected the state’s previous congressional map as an illegal racial gerrymander and set off a redistricting race across the South. By Emily Cochrane Emily ...