One scientist’s unorthodox method could finally explain where your “soul” goes when you die, precognition, and everything in ...

Quantum-enhanced humans could enter into an entirely “different realm.” ...

Ever since we published our very first issue 123 years ago—yes, we’re old—Popular Mechanics has endeavored to help you understand all kinds of technological marvels, from the tools in your shed, to ...

Human consciousness has always been an enigma for the scientific community. Various debates surrounding consciousness revolve ...

But rather than use them to find loose change, scientists are aiming terahertz waves at the brain itself. Their mission? To ...

What is the nature of your reality? What if your consciousness, your subjective reality, does not bring you closer to the objective reality of our world? This is the question that Professor Donald ...

Over 4 billion years ago, an asteroid called Bennu was drifting through the solar system. Three years ago, NASA brought 121.6 grams of that space rock back to Earth. Scientists wanted to see if the ...

You reach for your coffee mid-conversation and find it already in your hand. That gap between intention and action is where ...

These are good times to be a thinking, conscious creature, despite events in the world that might make us doubt that. These are even better times to be a creature who thinks about consciousness: the ...

Animal consciousness should not be thought of as a light switch, which can be on or off, philosophers say. They advocate a different approach. There are reasons to assume that not only humans but also ...