The mind really is a battlefield. Advances in neurological medicine might seem like a boon to humanity. However, UK scientists are warning that the tech could also be used to develop “brain weapons” ...

Adult fruit fly brain infected with Wolbachia (in green). (Image by Brandt Warecki) Some parasites can hijack the behavior of the animals they infect. Grasshoppers colonized by hairworms will jump ...

This is the first example of "direct" neural control in these animals, said Robert Schafer, a neuroscience postdoc at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and lead author on the study. The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This microscopic, parasitic fungus evolved to hijack ants’ ...