The Monte Verde sites in Chile have been the source of arguments among archaeologists for decades. Columnist Michael Marshall ...

A leading theory of consciousness explains experience as information flowing through a global workspace in the mind. On board ...

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Rocks in the asteroid belt rotating at ultra-fast speeds suggest our understanding of asteroid structure might be wrong ...

Most covid-19 cases are caused by a particular type of variants, but do we need to worry every time a new one emerges?

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Atherosclerosis, the build-up of fatty plaque in arteries, usually affects people older than 50, but a "meaningful" ...

Forests full of dead trees aren’t just found by the US coasts – they are also appearing far from the sea around freshwater ...

Shown at the New York Film Festival, John Torres’s film The Remotes tells of a mysterious app that seems to be controlling drivers' bodies, causing them to crash. It is challenging but worth it, says ...

Giant waterlilies are not exactly inconspicuous plants. But in the past few years, we have discovered no fewer than three new species, taking the total to five. The latest species to be described was ...