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Experiments hint that quantum mechanisms are vital to the machinery of life. Now researchers are exploring if these effects ...

Quantum computers are still a work in progress but quantum sensors are already in use at hospitals, laboratories and by ...

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Discover 25 weird facts about the human mind that will haunt you forever. Uncover unsettling truths about your brain's ...

Humans don’t just recognize each other’s voices—our brains also light up for the calls of chimpanzees, hinting at ancient communication roots shared with our closest primate relatives. Researchers ...

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If you look at a Neanderthal skull and a Homo sapiens skull, they’re visibly different: Neanderthal skulls are lower and longer, whereas ours tend to be rounder. However, those differences probably ...

While many brain-computer interface companies are focused on helping paralyzed people communicate, Motif Neurotech is targeting mental health disorders. The company’s device is implanted in the skull ...

One idea given for the mysterious disappearance of Neanderthals around 40,000 years ago is a difference in brain power compared with early modern humans (Homo sapiens), who invaded their territory in ...

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