If consciousness is not produced by the brain, near-death and terminal lucidity may force a rethink of what “mind” really is.

Convergent evolution in real time, plus sharp genetic splits among isolated populations, hinting new species could be forming now.

For ministries, investors, and operators, the gap between transmission and declaration is a governance and risk failure.

Updated math appears to resolve a long-running particle puzzle, then immediately exposes disagreements with other experiments.

A new hybrid method aims to cut oil uptake without sacrificing the crunch that sells fries.

Quanta’s new organelle-in-a-microbe finding links livestock digestion to atmospheric change, with real policy and market stakes.

A Pew survey finding and real couples stories show how venting to bots can quietly replace empathy, listening, and repair.

A team of researchers turned adult subscriptions into a stopgap for wildlife science, raising money amid government budget cuts.

New research shows how what you hear and produce is tuned by your language history, reshaping theories of human communication.

A single poster story shows how algorithmic incentives can bury high-value health info under higher-engagement photos.

A new model argues social media users who get posts matter more for false news spread, shifting countermeasures toward sharing behavior.

A Mars anniversary turns into a high-stakes week: Starship launch risk, Chinese rocket lightning proof, and 50-year Viking science controversy.