Following his death in 1955, Albert Einstein's brain was removed, cut into 240 pieces and slowly distributed to scientists around the world. But where is Einstein's brain now? When you purchase ...

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On one of the last days of his life, Albert Einstein was busy at his desk. He was working on a national television address marking Israel’s seventh anniversary as a sovereign nation and Jewish ...

The bizarre yet true story behind the theft of brain of the world's most famous scientist. The bizarre yet true story of the Princeton Hospital pathologist who in 1955 stole Albert Einstein's brain ...

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 ...

Dissecting the Genius of Einstein's Brain When it comes to brilliance, do exceptional brains exist? To find out if there is a link between brain structure and genius, scientists look to the gray ...

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 ...