Science

For decades, neuroscientists have searched the brain for the biological basis of consciousness, assuming our thoughts, emotions, and subjective experiences emerge from networks of neurons.But what if that assumption is incomplete?That’s the provocative question explored by neuroscientist Christof Koch of the Allen Institute in Seattle.Koch recently presented his ‘challenges’ to our understanding of consciousness at the … Read more

The Moon crosses in front of the Sun during a total solar eclipse at Lake Monroe on April 08, 2024 in Indiana, United States. Edward M. Pio Roda/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Edward M. Pio Roda/Getty Images People throughout Europe and parts of the U.S. will be treated to a chance to see a … Read more

Scientists exploring the Northeast Atlantic have directly observed heavily corroded barrels of radioactive waste. Some are in bad shape. Material has even spilled onto the seafloor nearly three miles below the surface.And what about the radiation? Instruments detected radioactive atoms known as radionuclides linked to the waste at levels above those normally expected in the … Read more

The most recent fireball that lit up the night sky across several states in the U.S. was captured by one of NASA’s meteor cameras on Sunday.Aug. 12 is going to be a busy one for space enthusiasts as a solar eclipse, meteor shower, planet parade and new moon are all occurring on the same night.In … Read more

Imagine going to sleep in a quiet farming village, windows open to a warm August night, a lake sitting still in the valley below the way it had for as long as anyone could remember. Nothing announces itself. No tremor, no smell, no sound loud enough to wake a sleeping household. By morning, nearly everyone … Read more

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Is it the theory of evo-poo-tion? While poop may seem like a revolting subject, it could could also be responsible for life on earth thanks to a “fecal revolution” over half a billion years ago. This progression of man-ure was described in an excremental study published in the journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution. “Next … Read more

Words by Gary Rose MD FACS I’m sure that you’ve heard this phrase more than a few times over your years of diving: “You should have seen these reefs back in the day.” I’m guilty of saying It myself, many times over my past 52 years of being a certified SCUBA diver.  Over the years … Read more

All hail the wandering glider, a citizen of the globe, an insect for all of us.Whenever we see a dragonfly zipping through the airspace and devouring tiny insects with aplomb, we can appreciate they are so timelessly effective that they have barely needed to tweak their way of life in 200m years. Odonates are directly … Read more

Paleontologists have described a new genus of small, bird-like dinosaur that lived in what is now New Mexico approximately 73 million years ago. Life reconstruction of Dinevenator robustus. Image credit: Sergey Krasovskiy. The newly described genus, Dinevenator, belongs to a family of bird-like predatory dinosaurs called Troodontidae. The genus is monospecific, containing only one valid … Read more