A species of tropical butterfly with unusually expanded brain structures display a fascinating mosaic pattern of neural expansion linked to a cognitive innovation.

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Four Princeton researchers won major awards from the National Institutes of Health to support their blue-sky research.

Do fish sleep? Even scientists have struggled to understand the process, but new research reveals how different species rest.

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