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Experimental neuroscientist Patrick McNamara on how we can harness spiritual experiences to explore alternate realities in our minds, and transform our models of the self.

Lab experiments showed Caribbean box jellyfish are quick studies of their environment.

In July of 2022, the first science images from JWST were unveiled. Two years later, it’s changed our view of the Universe.

An approach based on collaboration and empathy can place “connection with people” at the heart of AI’s purpose.

In 2023, data from the James Webb Space Telescope soured hopes that TRAPPIST-1 c had an atmosphere. That disappointment might have been premature.

Conversational AI agents will have a major advantage over human salespeople.

Instead of giving the 239 suffering families and the public a true story, Netflix exploited a horrifying tragedy to push conspiracy theories.

The Big Bang theory is not threatened, but astrophysicists have some explaining to do.

There are a few clues that the Universe isn’t completely adding up. Even so, the standard model of cosmology holds up stronger than ever.

33 years ago, the theoretical biologist Robert Rosen offered an answer to the question “Is life computable?”

Two parts of our Universe that seem to be unavoidable are dark matter and dark energy. Could they really be two aspects of the same thing?

Teller and Sagan debated fiercely over nuclear proliferation. But was the conflict as personal as it was intellectual for Teller?

Encouraging thoughtful responses over impulsive reactions can help prevent AI exploitation in decision-making.

“If you’re training an AI to optimize for a task, and deception is a good way for it to complete the task, then there’s a good chance that it will use deception.”

Perhaps we should be searching for “other Mercurys” rather than “other Earths.”

The laws of physics aren’t changing. But the Earth’s conditions are different than what they used to be, and so are hurricanes as a result.

Archaeologist Bernard Frischer spent decades uploading the ruins of the Eternal City to the cloud. Here’s what it looks like.

Our Universe isn’t just expanding, the expansion is accelerating. Instead of dark energy, could a “lumpy” Universe be at fault?

Uploading your mind is not a pathway to immortality. Instead, it will create a possibly hostile digital doppelgänger.

Forget billions and billions. When it comes to the number of galaxies in the Universe, both theorists’ and observers’ estimates are too low.

BMW found it’s possible to remote-drive vehicles using available technology. All it takes is some software updates and a cellular network connection.

There are at least 15 different types of solid water (ice). Now, scientists believe that there might be a second type of liquid water.

“The surface is no longer a record of every impact the moon has ever had, because at some point, impacts were erasing previous impacts.”

Your brain is trying to show you the future.

A new technique that can automatically classify phases of physical systems could help scientists investigate novel materials.

The hot Big Bang was an energetic, brilliantly luminous event. Today’s Universe is alight with stars. But in between, the dark ages ruled.

Scorpions would probably survive.

The TRAPPIST-1 system is a treasure trove of possibilities and questions. Observations by JWST have just begun.

Nuclear fusion has long been seen as the future of energy. As the NIF now passes the breakeven point, how close are we to our ultimate goal?

Seventy-five years after the anomaly’s discovery, scientists have finally figured out why sea levels are so much lower here.