The leading theories of consciousness suggest that the outer layer of the human brain, called the cortex (in blue in figure 1 ...

How can the brain — a piece of matter — love? Physics and chemistry explain the material world, but they can’t explain why it feels like something to be alive. This is the mystery of consciousness, ...

As ICE raids stoke anxiety in California, Latino men find solace at a baseball field built in the middle of a Sonoma County vineyard. Nearly 25 years ago, workers at Balletto Vineyards in Sonoma ...

“If you build it, they will come,” as we all learned from watching Field of Dreams two and a half decades ago. But sometimes, the numbers are so big that you need a good backstop in case the pitches ...

A public art installation in Dublin, Ohio, called "Field of Corn," was recently ranked among America's ugliest public art. The sculpture features 109 human-sized ears of corn and memorializes the area ...

In mid-September, with Illinois football ranked ninth in the country and carrying an undefeated record (3-0) into a matchup with No. 19 Indiana (3-0), all of Central Illinois’ eyes are glued to Bret ...

Fly over the breathtaking Flower Fields of Hokkaido, Japan, with this mesmerizing drone footage. Glide over vibrant, colorful fields stretching across the northern island of Hokkaido, showcasing an ...

The Kansas basketball season is finally approaching, with just a little over a month until Late Night in the Phog and KU’s season-opening exhibition against Louisville. Head coach Bill Self has ...

A plane crashed shortly after 1 p.m. Friday at Goheen Field, a privately owned airport north of Battle Ground. One person was killed in the crash. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files) A plane that ...

Mike Darnay is a digital producer and photojournalist at CBS Pittsburgh. Mike has also written and produced content for Vox Media and the Mon Valley Independent. He often covers overnight breaking ...