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Fossil Mind Reveals How Squishy Organs Can Be Preserved

Brain tissue is naturally mushy. Unlike bones, shells, or teeth, it is high in fat and rots quickly and rarely appears in fossils.When Russell Bicknell, an invertebrate paleontologist at the University of New England in Australia, noticed…

Tapping into the Mind to Assist a Paralyzed Man Converse

For years, Pancho communicated by spelling words on a computer with a pointer attached to a baseball cap, a tedious method that allowed him to type out about five correct words per minute."I had to bend / lean my head forward and put in one…