A revolutionary RNA mapping method could let us learn from history’s greatest thinkers—starting with Einstein himself.

Albert Einstein's brain has crossed the Atlantic for the first time. It's a journey that one of the 20th century's greatest minds never intended. Before Einstein died 57 years ago, he wrote in his ...

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 ...

This scientific medium could be used on old biological materials stored in less-than-ideal conditions, including the brain of Einstein.

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 ...

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 ...