Nervous System
Latest about nervous system
Russian ex-spy poisoned: What is a nerve agent?
By Brandon Specktor published
You can't see them, smell them, or taste them. By the time you feel them — it's already too late.
Here's What You'd Look Like As Just a Nervous System
By Brandon Specktor published
This medical cadaver sure had a lot of nerve.
Buttless Wonder: New Worm Has No Anus
By Samantha Mathewson published
Scientists have discovered a bizarre new species of marine worm that lacks a number of internal features common to other animals — including an anus.
Why Do You Have to Pee When You're Nervous?
By Laura Geggel published
If you get the urge to pee when you're nervous, you're not alone.
Assemble! 'Voltron'-Like Robots Can Elect Their Own Leader
By Jesse Emspak published
With a nod to the "Voltron" Defender of the Universe," a team of scientists has created robots that work together and decide which one will lead them.
Why Do We Sleep?
By Stephanie Pappas published
Researchers who study sleep now have a few theories about why we spend one-third of our lives in dreamland.
Parkinson's May Begin in Gut Before Affecting the Brain
By Amanda Onion published
Parkinson's disease ravages brain cells, but the condition may actually start out in the gut, and then spread through nerves to the brain, a new study finds.
Here's Why Hostility Could Be Harmful to Women's Hearts
By Sara G. Miller published
Hostility is bad for heart health, and a new study shows what's going on in the body that may explain this link.
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