The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) revealed a distant planet located 40,000 light-years away using microlensing for the first time.

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Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb has been appointed by the White House to lead a team investigating unidentified anomalous ...

Alien: Isolation 2 continues to generate excitement following its Summer Game Fest 2026 showcase, featuring refined stealth ...

In a new paper, researchers examine the possibility of other consciousnesses that take on forms far beyond our imagination.

A mind wrapped in skin and bone can feel like the obvious model for consciousness. But that assumption may say more about where you live than about what consciousness really requires.

Octopuses, bees, and dogs all process information differently. Even within the narrow confines of one planet, evolution produced a wide range of nervous systems rather than a single design. A new ...

What if consciousness isn’t limited to brains like ours? Philosophers Eric Schwitzgebel and Jeremy Pober argue that ...