Researchers have developed a new quantum theory of gravity which describes gravity in a way that's compatible with the Standard Model of particle physics, opening the door to an improved understanding ...

Alina Chan, who warned against dismissing the COVID "lab leak" theory, proposes an NTSB-like agency to oversee risky research ...

At long last, a unified theory combining gravity with the other fundamental forces—electromagnetism and the strong and weak ...

A former rescue sea lion, Ronan burst to fame around a decade ago after scientists reported her musical skills.

GNWT, by contrast, argues that consciousness occurs when certain information is “broadcast” across a network of brain regions ...

"Theories are like toothbrushes," it's sometimes said. "Everybody has their own and nobody wants to use anybody else's." ...

A landmark study tested two leading theories of consciousness — Integrated Information Theory (IIT) and Global Neuronal Workspace Theory (GNWT) — but found neither definitively explained conscious ...

Scientists have been arguing for decades about how physical brain processes create our conscious experiences. Now, a new study puts two leading theories to the test against each other.

A Pulitzer Prize winner considers how elements of the Scopes trial on teaching evolution may color modern debates, including ...

Two leading theories of consciousness went head-to-head—and the results may change how neuroscientists study one of the ...