Permafrost is thawing so fast it’s gouging holes in theArctic
Rapid thawing of the permafrost needs to be incorporated into climate change models
Tiny area of brain may be ‘engine of consciousness’, scientists suggest
Tiny brain region, big impact
What If Consciousness Pervaded the Universe?
Consciousness pervades the cosmos. Maybe that's why Fermi's Paradox?
Spotify will now create playlists for your pet
Music's effect on animals is species-specific, and seems to require sounds similar to those an animal has encountered in their environment.
Mystery effect speeds up the universe – not dark energy, says...
Could the Casimir Effect be responsible for the universe's accelerating expansion?
Psychological Pitfalls in “The Great Divorce”
In C.S. Lewis's The Great Divorce, the protagonist's spiritual journey is also a crash course in human psychology.
SCIENCE: Could Quantum Cognition Explain Human Behavior?
Recent research suggests that human's irrational behavior can be explained by quantum probability theory
Study tracks the universality of music’s impact
Wish music really did soothe the savage beast: we could erect giant speakers in Washington DC and solve all of our issues with the proper playlist
Astronomers discover what makes the biggest explosions in space
There must be "Hulks" all over the universe
Listen: Scientists recreate voice of 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy
we think that hearing a voice from so long ago will be an unforgettable experience
5 important features of your brain, according to a top neuroscientist
In his new book, The Deep History of Ourselves: The Four-Billion-Year Story of How We Got Our Conscious Brains, neuroscientist Joseph Ledoux assigns himself the simple tasks of explaining how consciousness developed
Scientists race to use zero gravity to kill the worst cancers
Zero G seems to have interesting effects on cancer cells
There is no dark matter. Instead, information has mass, physicist says
There is no dark matter, there is only information.
A healthy sex life can help minimize depression and anxiety symptoms
Of course having sex reduces anxiety and depression: you're no longer anxious and depressed about not having sex.
Early exposure to dogs might curb schizophrenia risk, Maryland researchers say
it could very well be the case that exposure to dogs had some benefit for the children's developing immune systems.
Genius Series: Why Schrödinger’s cat is the ultimate reality check
If you're a fan of cats who exist as a probability cloud, this stuff is for you
SCIENCE: Water Bears Have a Fatal Weakness – heat
awwwww. now we'll have to search elsewhere to find a faster than light drive. (Besides, we like running images of tardigrades...)
Is artificial-womb technology a tool for women’s liberation?
While some women experience pregnancy and childbirth as joyful, natural and fulfilling, others find themselves recoiling in horror at the physical demands
This flu season is especially bad. Researchers might have developed a...
A nanoparticle influenza vaccine developed at Georgia State University proved effective in mice
World’s oldest forest found in New York state
Research of site specimens suggests that the forebearers to modern plants evolved much earlier than expected.