Questions about the nature of consciousness remain among the most perplexing areas of modern scientific research, with ...

Consciousness has long resisted neat explanations, but a growing body of research suggests the problem may lie in how we ...

Consciousness research in 2025 has shifted from abstract philosophy to concrete lab results, with competing theories now ...

Research has revealed fascinating insights into how consciousness might emerge from quantum processes within the brain. Scientists have identified that microtubules, microscopic hollow tubes found ...

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Ever since we published our very first issue 123 years ago—yes, we’re old—Popular Mechanics has endeavored to help you understand all kinds of technological marvels, from the tools in your shed, to ...

Animals and AI are exhibiting behaviours that blur the lines of instinct, intelligence, and awareness. New scientific models, like a five-dimension framework for animal consciousness, reveal a wider ...

Andrea Wulf’s book Magnificent Rebels is about a group of romantics who lived, loved, and worked around the year 1800 in Jena: men and women who were philosophers, writers, poets, scientists, and ...