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For an experienced reader, recognising the words on this page feels effortless. Yet, evolutionarily speaking, your brain shouldn't be able to read. Reading has existed for too short a time to have ...

The future trade between human cognition and the convenience of increasingly capable tools is becoming a common topic, but the more direct concern is the growing shift in the balance of input and ...

When people worry that generative AI is weakening human thinking, they usually reach for the wrong measurement. They ask whether frequent AI users score lower on tests of critical thinking, or ...

The story of marriage's declining fortunes has been gathering momentum for a while now. Divorce is commonplace, romcoms keep disappointing, and according to the 2021 census, the majority of adults ...

Wagyu beef is unbelievably tasty because deposits of fat are marbled right into the muscle, creating meat that melts in the mouth. It turns out that something similar happens to your muscles as you ...

At your earliest embryonic moments of life, you had the superpower of X-Men's Wolverine. You could regenerate. "Embryos exhibit a unique capacity for highly efficient, often scar-free regeneration, a ...

Drugs for treating depression are among the most prescribed category of medications in the U.S. - 1 in 6 American adults take them. Some health researchers and advocates have raised concerns that ...

Not all physical activity is equal when it comes to protecting the brain from dementia. Where and why we move may matter more than most people realise. A large new review of studies published in The ...

On August 10, Universe Today asked whether antimatter might come to the rescue of interstellar travel. The question is irresistible. Matter-antimatter annihilation offers an energy density no ...

You've just finished eating lunch and you're back at your desk, ready to dive into the rest of the day's work. Yet by 3pm, you find your eyes starting to droop. Before long, the only thing you ...