Symbolic triggers shape human behavior in profound ways, influencing everything from global mourning to acts of violence. The death of Princess Diana triggered worldwide grief, as she embodied the ...

“Dot.” “Dash.” Short pulse, long pulse. Humans invented Morse code as a way to communicate using electrical signals. Now, bees have managed to learn the fundamental building blocks of this alphabet. A ...

Archeologists and neuroscientists in France have used brain imaging studies to find out whether Paleolithic engravings could have had symbolic meaning. Some of the earliest human-made engravings are ...