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Have you ever wondered how a fly manages to dodge you in a split second? Scientists have long been fascinated by the lightning-fast reflexes that help flies escape danger almost instantly. But despite ...

Two new Nature studies are reshaping understanding of speech. One shows that singing mice evolved complex vocal communication through small, targeted brain wiring changes. Another finds human brains ...