The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research.

An infinite number of random events can produce just about anything if you have quintillions of years to wait ...

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Other studies have implied that consciousness is a top-down-process, but this mouse study provides direct evidence for it, Watanabe said. The answer isn't black and white though, as some argue that ...

Media coverage of university students speaking up against the war in Gaza, just like coverage of other protest movements, has fallen prey to some serious weaknesses ...

String theory could provide a theory of everything for our universe—but it entails 10500 (more than a centillion) possible ...

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The autonomous trucking industry says its self-driving vehicles can cut carbon emissions by reducing fuel use, though some ...