An MIT neuroscientist proposes that brain waves perform analog computations that give rise to thought and consciousness.

For the first time, astronomers have spotted a coronal mass ejection exploding from a star other than our Sun.

Tales of sea serpents have haunted seafarers for centuries, and Scottish researcher Adrian Shine offers a naturalist's view on some of history's most famous cases.

Australia may be known for its tourist myth of the drop bear, but researchers have now uncovered the remains of a real-life ...

A recently discovered impact crater in China is among the best-preserved ever found, offering insight into how space rocks ...

Our solar system appears to be breaking the cosmic speed limit, casting fresh doubt on the Standard Model of Cosmology.

Neanderthals may not have truly gone extinct, according to a new mathematical model that suggests they underwent genetic ...

The long-standing issue holding back quantum computing, its high propensity for errors, may finally be in the past.

A comprehensive analysis has found no scientific evidence supporting the hypothesis that the gut microbiome causally ...

This week, a political win following the longest U.S. government shutdown is eclipsed by fallout from newly released Epstein ...

A new clinical study reports that self-guided hypnosis can reduce the frequency and intensity of menopausal symptoms by more than half.

The “Seven Sisters” of the Pleiades are among the most visible stars from Earth, but new research says the cluster is larger than suspected.