A new psychedelic retreat calling itself a “SETI for the mind” aims to establish two-way communication with the nonhuman entities people encounter while tripping on DMT.

Shaped by a different biology or culture, other intelligent civilisations – if they’re out there – might understand the universe in a completely different way than we do. Physicist Daniel Whiteson exp ...

Researchers at Australian start-up Cortical Labs have taught human neurons grown on a chip to play the classic Doom game. In 2021, they had already used 800,000 neurons to play Pong. Now, with four ...

UFOs are back in the news, implying that non-humans have nothing better to do than zip about our skies. The idea is completely absurd, especially given our embarrassingly modest place in the universe.

Is humanity at a crossroads, potentially in the crosshairs of malign AI? We may not know, but best not to ignore the possibilities.

Humans are remarkably well equipped to face unknown situations – and not just because of our brains, new research suggests.

There’s a moment in the film Deep Blue Sea that is known for making audiences jump out of their seats. If you’ve seen it, you ...

Amazon driver follows sat nav onto 'Britain’s deadliest footpath' Small-boat migrants awarded £210k after border agents seized their phones How the state pension could change – from means testing to a ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is here to stay. AI is an immensely powerful force. AI demonstrably outperforms humans in countless areas. Regarding insights and answers, this performance capacity is ...

ABSTRACT: It is assumed that the learning mechanism used by Neurofeedback is operant conditioning. The hypothesis is not based on neurons that learn to associate brain waves with well-being or ...

Studies on the neurons of mice suggest our own human endurance may have more to do with the brain than our physique. Regular exercise strengthens muscles and improves endurance—but new research ...

A multi-institutional team of researchers led by Virginia Tech's Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC has for the first time identified specific patterns of brain chemical activity that predict ...