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Gary Lineker has had quite the week. Let’s deal first with the claims that the much-loved commentator should be sacked because, as his critics say, he has broken BBC impartiality rules and angered licence-fee payers because he expressed his views on political matters. Arguments in his defence are clear to…

Jay Bridgehouse was left in a critical condition after the crash

Researchers have mapped the more than 500,000 connections in the intricate brain of a fruit fly larva. This map, they say, could help scientists figure out how learning changes the human brain, too.

A new artificial intelligence program can reconstruct images based on people's brain waves.

Scientists from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Cambridge mapped the connectome of a baby fruit fly, revealing its neural network.

The achievement brings experts closer to true understanding of the mechanism of thought, researchers say.

Labour MP fights back tears as she raised experiences of her sister in parliament

Labour’s Siobhain McDonagh explained how her sister has made monthly trips to Germany for treatment.

A lot can change in the body when it has to work overtime to maintain its core temperature - including impacts on the brain and heart