In learning to communicate, a good teacher is essential. Take zebra finches, for example. Juveniles of the species learn songs directly from a tutor ...
The latest OIST column in the Asahi Shimbun GLOBE+ is out now! This month, OIST science writer, Dani Ellenby, spoke to Professor Mahesh Bandi about hi...
Neurons, the specialized cells of the nervous system, are possibly the most complicated cell type ever to have evolved. In humans, these cells are cap...
Serotonin, sometimes described as the "happy hormone," is secreted widely in the brain and is involved in a range of vital functions like breathing an...
In May, six alumni who completed their doctorates at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) returned to Okinawa to...
Garden eels are the ultimate homebodies. Instead of swimming freely in the ocean, these eels anchor themselves into burrows in the sandy seabed, which...
