We’re taught that we have five senses, but it might be closer to 15-30. Here are some of the senses you may not even realize your somatosensory cortex is using.

We’re taught that we have five senses, but it might be closer to 15-30. Here are some of the senses you may not even realize your somatosensory cortex is using.
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Elon Musk’s Neuralink has gotten a lot of hype. Is there any substance to the tech’s futuristic claims?
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Is our scientific and technological advancement enough to save us from going the way of the dinosaurs?
The instinct to keep absorbing information about things we have no power to stop stems from an evolutionary adaptation gone haywire.
Nearly all birds have their own unique call. But can they understand what birds of another species are saying?
Here’s what you can daydream about doing in space while you wait for the $500,000+ tickets to drop down to a price the rest of us can afford.
None of these experiments would make it past an ethics committee today, even if they did help make major leaps in their fields.
From carving gigantic triangles into the Siberian forest to beaming a Doritos commercial, scientists have tried everything to explain what humans are to aliens.
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January 24th is national compliment day. Here’s why you should participate.
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Whether you learn French or Klingon, your brain will thank you for learning a new language.
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The click beetle’s unique ability has inspired a new breakthrough in robotics that could save countless lives.