About 300,000 years ago, an early human was foraging for food in an expanse of grassland. She spied a cluster of mushrooms poking out of dark soil, picked one of the brown caps, and examined its ...

A recent study suggests that memories aren’t just stored in the brain, raising important questions about cognition.

Michael Pollan's widely anticipated new book, A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness, brings his signature acumen and wit to one of science's essential mysteries. Along the way, he pursues ...

The video outlines major scientific, neurological, and philosophical accounts of consciousness and explains why measurement approaches inform ongoing research. Topics include the global neuronal ...

“A World Appears” explores what makes you you. Credit...By Daniel Savage Supported by By David Eagleman David Eagleman is a neuroscientist at Stanford University and the author of eight books, most ...

The Justice Department said Thursday that it is examining whether it wrongly withheld FBI files that contained allegations against President Donald Trump in its release of millions of pages from the ...

Here is a possibility worth holding in mind, just for a moment. What if humans are something better than machines? For that matter, what if it isn’t close? In a way, the thought sits uneasily. For ...

One year ago, eighteen-year-old Megan Trussell was found dead in Boulder. No one had seen or heard from the University of Colorado freshman in six days by the time park rangers discovered her body on ...