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Glistening on the water, soaking into skin and sand, sunshine is part of Australia’s identity. And in Sydney, solar scientists are trying to harness the power of the sun to produce energy — but not in the…

It has been a full year since one of the worst measles outbreaks in recent U.S. history began ripping through West Texas. The highly infectious disease has continued to burn across multiple U.S. states, Mexico and Canada since Texas reported an

Is AI really conscious—or are we bringing it to life?

No one can evade death forever, but some people are mysteriously good at it.

While the average human life lasts about seven decades, a few sturdy souls press on to become centenarians – people who live for at least a century. About one in…

Astronomers pictured novae—the violent explosions that occur on the surface of white dwarf stars—as simple, spherical fireballs. You could think of them as the…

Suunto is slowly carving a formidable niche in the world…

Theorists have proposed many explanations for consciousness. They are startlingly diverse, with different goals, starting points and even definitions of consciousness. To compare them, researchers surveyed articles suggesting a theoretical model…

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After a slip on the ice, a sports injury, even surgery, most people’s instinct is to rest what hurts. “When you…