Normally, the brain has “braking mechanisms” that filter most aspects of its functioning from our conscious experience. (Image credit: Henry King via Getty Images) What happens when we actually die—when the heart stops beating and all electrical activity in our…
Homo sapiens first appeared around 300,000 years ago, descended from Homo heidelbergensis, the common ancestor we share with Neanderthals. (Image credit: JuliusKielaitis/Shutterstock) First proposed by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace in the 1850
An 18.4-foot great white shark (not pictured) was caught in Queensland in August. (Photo: Nautilus Creative/Getty Images) A recently caught great white shark on a drumline in Queensland, Australia, will be used to help scientists better understand the species. The…
Video footage shows that epileptic seizures may immediately precede some sudden unexplained deaths in children. (Image credit: Ann in the UK/Shutterstock) Some unexplained deaths of young children may be linked to epileptic seizures, according to a new study that analyzed…
Protoclone robot. (Image credit: Clone Robotics/X) A robotics company has developed a disturbingly human-looking robot they're calling “the world's first bipedal musculoskeletal android” — and internet users are not exactly loving it. Created by Polish startup Clone Robotics, the android…
(Image credit: Pictrider via Shutterstock) For most of our evolutionary history, human activity was tied to daylight. Technology has freed us from these ancient sleep-wake cycles, but there is evidence that sunlight has left and continues to leave its mark.…