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Brain

The neuroscientist’s brain is brownish and small, but is otherwise virtually unchanged from the 1800s.

anatomy museums

A Man in 19th-Century Italy Preserved His Own Brain to Fight Eugenics

Visit Turin to see the organ—and learn how to preserve your own.

Dania Rodrigues February 18, 2025

A 1,000-year-old brain of an individual excavated from a 10th-century churchyard in Belguim is still soft and wet.

brain collections

The Mystery of 4,400 Preserved Brains—And One Scientist’s Quest to Solve It

The former undertaker collects human brains, talks to them, and hopes they won’t haunt her.

Olivia Young March 28, 2024

A World War I-era poster extolling the value of Daylight Saving Time—which may actually do more harm than good.

Why Daylight Saving Time Messes With Your Brain

To "spring forward" is more damaging to our health than to "fall back," according to some surprising science.

Beth Ann Malow March 6, 2024

<em>Zhū nǎo tāng</em>, meaning 'pig brain soup,' is one of many preparations for brain in China.

In Defense of Eating Brains

While some in the West are squeamish, globally, it's more common than not.

Andrew Coletti February 16, 2024

<em>Apicius</em> doesn't specify decorating this dish with rose petals, but it adds a nice touch.

Make Ancient Roman Brain and Rose Soufflé

Somebody in the fifth century combined these ingredients into one recipe, and probably no one has since.

Andrew Coletti November 14, 2023

Excavations near the modern Slovakian town of Vráble, for which the site is named, offered archaeologists new insights into the counterclockwise rotation of ancient construction.

The Mystery of Neolithic Slovakia's Rotating Villages

It’s hard to think straight when your brain is asymmetric.

Isaac Schultz February 5, 2020

Antarctica is always cold, and for much of the year, it's really dark, too.

Antarctica Is Stark, Beautiful, and Will Shrink Your Brain

The impact of 14 months at the edge of the world.

Jessica Leigh Hester December 13, 2019

A close cousin of the Caribbean two-spot octopus.

See an Octopus Change Color as It Sleeps, Perchance Dreams

We know they're smart, but there's still a lot we don't know.

Sabrina Imbler March 12, 2019

Fried Cow Brain

Cairo airport officials have seized hundreds of pounds of this smuggle-worthy delicacy.

Bheja Fry

In Hyderabad, vendors sizzle up spicy fried brains.

Tuslob Buwa

On the streets of Cebu City, strangers share bubbling woks of pork brain gravy.

Scrambled Brains ’n’ Eggs

This savory Southern staple is disappearing.

Sheep Brains of Marrakesh

Delve into the inner stalls of the city's market and find this prized delicacy.

Tacos de Sesos

Grilled or braised, these brains make a tasty taco.

The brain.

Museum of Human Evolution

This remarkable museum sprung from one of the most important prehistoric archaeological sites in the world.

A brain sandwich from the Hilltop Inn in Evansville, Indiana.

Fried Brain Sandwich

Only a handful of restaurants still serve the retro Midwestern meal.

Knock, knock.

What's Going on Inside Woodpeckers' Brains?

Researchers pried open the skulls of birds in museum collections to take a closer look.

Jessica Leigh Hester February 2, 2018

Does this look like candy to you?

An Anthropologist Explains Why We Want to Eat Tide Pods

But you really shouldn't swallow laundry tablets.

Anne Ewbank January 19, 2018