Defined as people who are able to walk significantly faster than most of their aging peers, they are about half as likely to experience cognitive decline, a study found. Here’s why you should be a ...

Jeff Dean and other high-profile Google executives have founded Discovery Loop, a startup that will seek AI-powered breakthroughs in everything from drug discovery to chip design. Dean said that the ...

Octopuses are clever enough to unscrew jars from the inside and throw sand at their annoying neighbors. But only a fraction of their smarts come from their doughnut-shaped brains. Over two-thirds of ...

Members of the Club 300 senior walking club go along the WB&A Trail. Photo / Craig Hudson, The Washington Post Defined as people who are able to walk significantly faster than most of their ageing ...

With brains up to five times heavier than ours, orcas certainly seem built for extraordinary intelligence. It’s truly fascinating how they live in close family groups, learn hunting skills over years, ...

People who watch TV for long periods of time may have poorer brain health, including structural changes in regions linked to memory, a new study claims. The research, published in Alzheimer's & ...

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