Michael Pollan tells Scientific American why the science of consciousness may ultimately be too subject to our own conscious ...

A newly discovered bacterial duo may be the hidden cause of chronic constipation. The two microbes break down the colon’s protective mucus layer, leaving stool dry and hard — a problem traditional ...

NASA's Curiosity rover found organic compounds on Mars that are often produced by living things on Earth. A new study concluded that non-biological processes alone cannot explain the presence of these ...

In the basement studio of the New Ballet in San Jose, a single figure crouched in a low lunge lifts his head, unfolding upwards like a flower turning toward a rising sun. He traverses the space in a ...

In the vast theater of nature, animals often surprise us with behaviors that challenge our understanding of biology, cognition, and evolution. While science has unraveled countless mysteries of animal ...

The Djadochta Formation contains some of the most unusual dinosaur fossils ever found, yet their story remains incomplete. Skeletons preserved in lifelike positions suggest sudden events that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Human scientists lay the foundations for every scientific breakthrough. Qi Yang/Moment via Getty Images Consistent with the ...

Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University at Albany, State University of New York Consistent with the general trend of incorporating artificial intelligence into nearly every field, researchers ...

Here is the voice-over of this short essay, if you prefer to listen to it: Why does consciousness exist? This question lies at the heart of my book, A Philosophy for the Science of Animal ...

Neel Somani, whose academic background spans mathematics, computer science, and business at the University of California, Berkeley, is focused on a growing disconnect at the center of today’s AI ...

Scientists have discovered a virus that makes amoeba cells swell to about twice their normal size and disrupts their nuclei, triggering replication. The newly described ushikuvirus may offer insights ...