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Stories which cover trends and connections in AI, thought and science.
People Worldwide Agree: Animals Think, But Not Like Us
A survey of 33 communities reveals a striking consensus about animal minds, and what it means for conservation.
Scientists Can Now Rewrite Memories in Living Brains
Researchers have figured out how to implant false memories, delete real ones, and swap emotional responses between events - in mice.
Brain Cells That Glow Like Fireflies Crack a Long-Standing Imaging Puzzle
Scientists just made neurons bright enough to watch individual brain cells fire - without lasers, fiber optics, or light damage.
Did Life on Earth Actually Begin on Mars? The Case for Alien Origins
Mars had half a billion years to brew up life before Earth could even try. Could ancient microbes have hitched a ride here...
Science Needs Contrarians. Harvard Built a Program to Back Them
A new initiative helps researchers test controversial ideas that most colleagues think are wacky, wrong, or worse.
AI Deepfakes Now Fool Most Viewers. Real-Time Is Next
AI deepfakes crossed a critical threshold in 2025. Voice cloning now needs seconds of audio to fool most people.
Brains Don't Run Software - They Are the Algorithm
A new framework challenges both AI optimists and biology purists by arguing consciousness requires a radically different kind of computation.
Income Mobility: Work Lifts You Up, Capital Drags You Down
A new analysis of 300,000 Norwegian workers reveals a surprising split in what moves your income compared to others.
CRASH Clock: How Fast Can Space Turn Deadly Without Warnings?
If satellites lose tracking ability during a solar storm, researchers calculate a catastrophic collision could happen in under three days.
Your Intelligence Comes From Genes, Experience - and Molecular Switches
Epigenetic marks guide neurons during development and keep rewiring your brain throughout life. Neither genes nor environment win.
