Perhaps more importantly, the researchers explained, the wide spread of theories “has even led to accusations of illegitimacy ...

What if bacteria are conscious? New research suggests all life experiences awareness through unique lenses—and humans can ...

Experts believe entangling a brain with a quantum computer could finally reveal where consciousness comes from.

If humanity navigates the coming decades with foresight and wisdom, by 2100 we could indeed enter a post-scarcity era—one ...

An image generated by prompts to Google Gemini. (Courtesy of Joe Nalven) This column was composed in part by incorporating responses from a large-language model, a type of artificial intelligence ...

An international consortium of researchers has created the largest-ever database compiling records of brain activity during ...

Alien: Earth suggests a future where consciousness isn't confined to the body you're born in, but is this a realistic ...

Thousands of near-death experiences show consistent patterns, including out-of-body awareness and feelings of peace. New brain studies reveal organized neural activity during cardiac arrest, matching ...

Human consciousness may result from “mental time travel, ” the ability to simulate past and future events, which could ...

Longevity guru Bryan Johnson has long had questions about the bounds of human consciousness. He says smoking a psychedelic found in Sonoran toad venom gave him clarity. "I know what it feels like to ...