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Does turkey really make you sleepy?

Post-meal naps are practically a Thanksgiving tradition, but it may not be the poultry that's knocking you out VIDEO

Ferris Jabr, Scientific American Topics: Thailand, Holidays, Video, Turkey, Tryptophan

A look at the geological science behind the eccentric Icelandic singer's new music video VIDEO

Ferris Jabr, Scientific American Topics: Björk, Mutual Core, Ferris Jabr, Geology, Scientific American, Science

Scientists have discovered that midshipman fish may hold the key to the evolution of vocal communication

Ferris Jabr, Scientific American Topics: Vocal Communication, Big Mouth Billy Bass, The Little Mermaid, Alaska, Singing Fish, Scientific American, San Francisco, California, Neuroscience

Scientists have discovered that African spiny mice can regenerate missing body parts. Predators, take note

Ferris Jabr, Scientific American Topics: Starfish, Oysters, Spiny Mice, Scientific American, nature, Africa, Science, Salamanders

Subtle changes in the brain development of ancient man explain how we think and feel today

Ferris Jabr, Scientific American 20 Topics: Consciousness, Darwin, Scientific American, The New Yorker, Evolution, Science, Genetics

New studies suggest structural changes into our third decade, but it may be too soon to tell

Ferris Jabr, Scientific American Topics: Scientific American, Girls, Lena Dunham, Neuroscience, Brain

Neuroimaging studies reveal that a wrinkly cerebral cortex is what distinguishes human thinking from other animals'

Ferris Jabr, Scientific American Topics: Scientific American, Brain, Science, Neuroscience, Brain development