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The Big Bang may mark an end—not the start—of a previous universe's aeon. Penrose's theory sees the universe as an eternal ...

Consciousness gives rise to a sense of self and personal agency. The question is, how do biological processes give rise to ...

The arrow of time can teach us more about how the universe began – and how it will end, says quantum columnist Karmela ...

If you combined with their recent fad for sinking yachts, killer whales are starting to look like the Robin Hoods of the sea.

You may think you know static electricity, but its true nature has long eluded scientists. We’ve now made a huge leap towards ...

In a dark corner of a guest house in Helgoland, a diary by Werner Heisenberg has been discovered, describing how he developed ...

"This work is a step toward understanding how quantum mechanics and gravity work together, a major unsolved problem in ...

Regular readers might recall my column six weeks ago was autobiographical, covering my primary and secondary school years. My ...

Bentham To Russell -- British Empiricism -- The Utilitarian Movement (1) -- The Utilitarian Movement (2) -- J.S. Mill: Logic And Empiricism -- Empiricists, Agnostics, Positivists -- The Philosophy Of ...

Further evidence has emerged that 8,000 years ago, women had at least as much status in society as men, at least in one of ...

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum emphasizes the West's role in energy and mining. Utah leads in nuclear energy and critical ...