A new suggestion that complexity increases over time, not just in living organisms but in the nonliving world, promises to ...

A popular hypothesis for how the brain clears molecular waste, which may help explain why sleep feels refreshing, is a ...

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A growing body of work suggests that cell metabolism — the chemical reactions that provide energy and building materials — ...

A powerful mathematical technique is used to model melting ice and other phenomena. But it has long been imperiled by certain “nightmare scenarios.” A new proof has removed that obstacle.

Webb Wright is a journalist based in Brooklyn, New York, who writes about technology and the mind. He’s an alumnus of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and a former Ferriss – ...