A new theoretical study argues that many standard beliefs about consciousness are rooted in a misleading concept of how the ...

In the waking state, a person's consciousness is continuously filled with sensations, memories, and reflections. However, ...

The textbook version of the "Out of Africa" hypothesis holds that the first human species to leave the continent around 1.8 ...

Being able to discern between visitors and humans in No, I'm Not a Human can mean the matter of life or death for not only you, but any other humans taking shelter in your home. If you're going to ...

Humans are far more monogamous than our primate cousins, but less so than beavers, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England analyzed the proportion of full ...

A pair of recent studies examined why sophisticated levels of consciousness evolved in some animals, but not in others. In the first study, philosophers outlined the ALARM theory that shows how three ...

Scientists at Ruhr University Bochum have uncovered compelling evidence about one of evolution's greatest mysteries: why consciousness developed in some species but not others. Their groundbreaking ...

Like its predecessor, “Wicked: For Good” more than doubles the runtime of Act II of the Broadway musical that inspired it. But unlike the first “Wicked” film, the sequel makes big additions to the ...

You might think a honey bee foraging in your garden and a browser window running ChatGPT have nothing in common. But recent scientific research has been seriously ...

Colin Klein receives funding from the Australian Research Council and the Templeton World Charity Foundation. Andrew Barron receives funding from the Australian Research Council and the Templeton ...

Re “What Is It Like to Be a Computer?,” by Barbara Gail Montero (Opinion guest essay, Nov. 10): Dr. Montero’s essay argues that artificial intelligence may one day become conscious. But I wonder if ...