Scientists propose a simple but powerful new method for detecting traces of alien biology, whether on Jupiter's icy moons, in ...

A nutrition scientist applies metabolism, biology and food science to one of science fiction's oldest questions.

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Does consciousness depend on flesh and blood? The answer is almost certainly no, according to Eric Schwitzgebel, a ...

In the 1982 blockbuster, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, E.T. is lured out of hiding using a trail of Reese's Pieces. But what ...

Philosophers Eric Schwitzgebel and Jeremy Pober argue that consciousness is likely 'substrate flexible', challenging the ...

The surprising discovery of mysterious blobs inside our cells is revolutionising our understanding of how life works, and how ...

Weizmann Institute of Science researchers say their statistical toolbox will be used aboard planned Israeli Aerospace ...

55 years in and the world's most famous music festival continues to create headlines, crown new stars and produce those ...

The bottom of the ocean has barely been explored, but every journey to the deep reveals wondrous new lifeforms. As underwater mining gains momentum, we risk destroying one of the Earth’s last great wi ...