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Not Everyone Has an Inner Voice Streaming Through Their Head
The extent to which people experience “inner speech” varies greatly, and the differences matter for performing certain cognitive tasks
Not Everyone Has an Inner Voice Streaming Through Their Head
The extent to which people experience “inner speech” varies greatly, and the differences matter for performing certain cognitive tasks
The Last Wild Horses Are Finally Returning to Their Natural Habitat
Societies with Little Money Are among the Happiest on Earth
Popcorn, the Ultimate Snack, May Have Truly Ancient Origins
How Light Tells Us the Story of the Universe
These Hormones Drive Bloodlust in Mosquitoes
New Heat Map Shows Scorching Streets that Can Burn Skin in Seconds
Ozempic Quiets Food Noise in the Brain—But How?
Can AI Save Schrödinger’s Cat?
The Biggest Problem in Mathematics Is Finally a Step Closer to Being Solved
Number theorists have been trying to prove a conjecture about the distribution of prime numbers for more than 160 years
Why the Mystery of Consciousness Is Deeper Than We Thought
Despite great progress, we lack even the beginning of an explanation of how the brain produces our inner world of colors, sounds, smells and tastes. A thought experiment with “pain-pleasure” zombies illustrates that the mystery is deeper than we thought.
A Retracted Stem Cell Study Reveals Science’s Shortcomings
The withdrawal after 22 years of a controversial stem cell paper highlights how perverse incentives can distort scientific progress
This Isn’t Your Grandparents’ Summer Heat
The face of summer is transforming, as people today face more frequent, longer-lasting and hotter heat waves than they did several decades ago
NASA Selects SpaceX to Destroy the International Space Station
The world will be watching—literally—as SpaceX tackles possibly what might be its highest-stakes endeavor to date: safely destroying the beloved International Space Station
A Dead Star Will Soon Spark a Once-in-a-Lifetime Display in Earth’s Skies
A nova called T Coronae Borealis spectacularly erupts every 80 years. Your only chance to see it will come any day now