Philosophy meets physics in the quest to understand consciousness
9-27-2023 |
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The nature of consciousness and whether or not it pervades the entire universe has long remained a topic of debate.
Deepest virus ever found discovered in Mariana Trench
9-27-2023 | 5
Scientists have identified a virus that lives in the sediment some 8,900 meters beneath the surface of the ocean.
Scientists build artificial intelligence that can detect alien life
9-26-2023 | 4
The new AI can determine the likelihood that a sample is biological by 90% - but nobody is quite sure exactly how it works.
Scientists recover RNA from an extinct species for the first time
9-20-2023 | 2
In a world first, scientists have succeeded in recovering RNA molecules from a preserved Tasmanian tiger specimen.
Jamais vu: the science behind the eerie opposite of deja vu
9-16-2023 | 12
Psychologists Akira O'Connor and Christopher Moulin explain their research into the mysterious feeling of jamais vu.
World's largest lithium deposit found in extinct supervolcano
9-11-2023 | 6
The discovery - the largest of its kind ever made - could provide the world with enough lithium to build batteries for decades.
Nanoparticles: are they the key to a better world or a path to disaster ?
9-9-2023 | 3
Scientist Kristin Omberg takes a look at nanoparticles and how they could shape our future... for better or worse.
Traditional folk remedies can fuel misinformation, scientists argue
9-5-2023 | 9
Folk remedies have been around for as long as human society, but do they still have a place in the 21st-Century ?
Biological clocks: how does our body know that time goes by?
9-2-2023 | 1
If you spent months cut off from the outside world, would you be able to tell if it was even day or night ?
Consciousness may rely on brain cells acting collectively
8-20-2023 | 9
Neurophysiologist Par Halje looks at how research into psychedelics could help us understand consciousness.
Could space-based solar power solve the world's energy problems ?
8-15-2023 | 6
The idea of harvesting solar energy in space and returning it to the Earth has been around for decades.
Man builds insane replica of Short Circuit's Johnny 5 in his garage
VIDEO 8-12-2023 | 5
The popular 1980s movie robot has been brought back to life thanks to the tireless efforts of Ryan Howard.
Is the world's largest asteroid impact crater in New South Wales ?
8-11-2023 | 1
Scientist Andrew Glikson outlines the case for a 520km-wide crater situated deep beneath modern-day Australia.
Scientist suggests that humans could theoretically live for 20,000 years
8-9-2023 | 19
A professor of molecular biogerontology has indicated that humans could potentially live for much longer than we do now.
Who was Oppenheimer and what did he do before building the bomb ?
8-8-2023 | 1
A look at some of the early work of J. Robert Oppenheimer - the man known as the father of the atomic bomb.
Scientists achieve nuclear fusion net energy gain for second time
8-7-2023 | 6
The achievement represents another step toward unlimited clean energy that could revolutionize the world.
Excitement grows over potentially world-changing 'miracle material'
8-2-2023 | 9
A new type of superconductor called LK-99 has been dubbed one of the holy grails of physics and engineering.
New study discovers how diamonds make their way to the surface
8-1-2023 | 1
Earth Sciences Professor Thomas Gernon takes a look at recent research into the secrets of diamonds.
Scientists publish study into people who say others are allergic to them
7-31-2023 | 8
Researchers have found that there is something to the stories of people who claim that others get ill when they are around.
Could rising temperatures release ancient pathogens preserved in ice ?
7-30-2023 | 27
Researchers outline the potential dangers posed by ancient pathogens being unleashed on an unsuspecting world.
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