Will Scientists Ever Find a Theory of Everything? (archive.is) en
Physicists are on an ever urgent quest to find a fuller understanding of what makes the cosmos tick, which they call a theory of everything
Physicists are on an ever urgent quest to find a fuller understanding of what makes the cosmos tick, which they call a theory of everything
Researchers have mapped how clusters of nerve cells in the brain connect to regulate wakefulness, which could open doors to new treatments for people in comas
Ancient faeces contains the first evidence that terrestrial vertebrates living during the Late Triassic epoch hosted multiple parasites
Archaeologists previously believed the Tibetan plateau was one of the last places to be settled by humans or hominins – over the past couple of decades that notion has been slowly but comprehensively blown apart
Scientists have created an "unknome" of proteins encoded by human genes, whose existence is known but whose functions are mostly not
The latest result is set to fuel optimism that progress is being made towards the dream of limitless, zero-carbon power.
An expert on aging thinks humans could live to be 1,000 years old—with a few tweaks to our genetic “software”
Ecologists in Ukraine are reintroducing kulans and other species to the steppes to help recover the war-ravaged ecoystem. It’s worked before—at Chernobyl.
Nearly 500 regions of the human genome appear to directly impact your dietary intake by affecting perception of flavours and food preferences
Surgeon General warning mentioned in article - hhs.gov/…/surgeon-general-issues-new-advisory-abo…...
A gene-editing technique makes mosquitoes produce antibodies against the malaria parasite, which could mean cases in people are also slashed
Hotspots beneath cities deform the ground, causing important infrastructure to crack under stress
Decarbonising steel production is essential if we are to cut global greenhouse gas emissions, but this energy-intensive process has been hard to clean up - until now
The Kashmir region of Asia is due for another major earthquake, and its modern architecture is ill-prepared to withstand such an event
On a muggy June night in Greenwich Village, more than 800 neuroscientists, philosophers and curious members of the public packed into an auditorium. They came for the first results of an ambitious investigation into a profound question: What is consciousness?...
An evolutionary analysis of behavioural traits across primate species may shed light on the question of whether humans are violent by nature
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