Analysis of lost photos reveals structural anomalies in Einstein’s brain that may explain his extraordinary mathematical and ...

Across cultures and eras, human remains have held powerful spiritual and symbolic significance. The ancient Egyptians believed that mummifying a king’s body ensured his ascent to the gods. The ...

(via SciShow) After Albert Einstein died, researchers studied his brain exhaustively, trying to find the source of his genius. Here are their findings.

If you've ever wondered what the brain of a genius looks like, make your way to Philadelphia. There, the public can view for the first time 46 slivers of the brain of Albert Einstein, the theoretical ...

Our news director is not a scientist, but he plays one on social media. And not just any scientist: a Nobel laureate in physics (1922), Time magazine’s Person of the (last) Century, the most famous ...

Could the preserved brain of Albert Einstein, sliced into 240 blocks and stored since his death in 1955, hold clues to the cellular basis of genius? Could long-frozen cancer tissues, tucked away in ...

The curious fate of a genius's mind The genius of Albert Einstein never ceases to allure. Following his autopsy in 1955, Einstein's brain is said to have been sliced and scattered among researchers ...

What's stranger? A pack of young Bohemians hopping between cities and orgies? A writer and his Samoan attorney heading for Las Vegas for a week of psychedelia? Or a writer and an elderly pathologist ...

The debate over right brain-left brain lateralization has raged on for decades. A 2013 study found Albert Einstein's brilliance may be linked to the fact that his brain hemispheres were extremely well ...