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Scientists are finding tumor signals in spit that could be key to developing diagnostic tests for various types of cancer.
You know that ghostly feeling that someone is nearby even though nobody is? It could be a trick of neural timing.
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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.
The next solar eclipse to occur over heavily populated areas is on April 8, 2024. For a spectacular show; here's where the best views are!
Modern robotics are creating a kind of cultural paradox, where the best religion is the one that eventually involves no humans at all.
A new AI lie detector can dive into their hidden thoughts and reveal “what language models truly believe about the world.”
Nevada has the fewest number of native-born citizens.
Finding this missing piece of water’s path through the universe offers clues to how it came to be on Earth.
The study was small and didn't include a placebo group, but there is reason to believe that the drugs really do work.
The ability to decode acoustic information from brain activity aids the development of brain-computer interfaces that restore communication in patients who suffer paralysis.
Tasting sounds and hearing colors.
Considering the perspectives of others has important benefits for individuals and for society. There is one easy way to do it.
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A new study provides the most detailed look at brains on psychedelics to date.
She apparently learned some valuable business skills as a former prostitute.
Humanity can avoid catastrophe — if we look beyond our blinkered present.
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Americans without friends have increased 400% in recent years. Here’s why.
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What beavers and earthworms can teach us about working with, not against, Mother Nature.
Our huge, expanding Universe may truly be infinite. But if the set of possible quantum outcomes is also infinite, which "infinity" wins?
The multiverse is an idea that has gained a lot of traction in popular culture. But what does science have to say about it?
The story of China is the story of global economics.
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