Eric Schwitzgebel and Jeremy Pober make the case that consciousness may be possible in beings built from very different materials to those found in humans.
Year: 2026
New Superconducting X-Ray Detector Is Up to 1000 Times More Sensitive
A groundbreaking superconducting X-ray spectrometer began operating at BESSY II giving Europe its first TES-based system and dramatically boosting detection efficiency.
Early Humans Used Fire in South Africa’s Wonderwerk Cave 1.79 Million Years Ago
A new study found burned bones deep inside the cave where natural wildfires could not have reached suggesting early humans deliberately brought fire underground.
Hidden Cape Floristic Region Leopard Population Reveals Remarkable Evolutionary Story
Researchers analysing entire leopard genomes found Cape Floristic Region leopards are significantly smaller than most African leopards with distinct evolutionary history.
NASA Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Now Targets Earlier September 2026 Launch
Designed to explore dark energy dark matter and distant exoplanets the telescope has been moved to a September launch target as preparations advance.
SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Launches 24 Starlink Satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched its latest batch of Starlink internet satellites from Vandenberg in California on schedule Wednesday night.
NASA Perseverance Rover Detects Most Robust Organic Carbon Signatures Yet in Mars Rocks
Measurements of two mudstones in Jezero Crater show hundreds of organic detections making this the most significant carbon detection in the rover’s mission to date.
Ancient DNA Reveals Plague Was Already Killing Humans 5500 Years Ago
New research pushing back the timeline of plague shows that Yersinia pestis was infecting and killing humans thousands of years earlier than previously believed.
New GAE Treatment Helps Chronic Knee Pain Patients Avoid Replacement Surgery
A minimally invasive treatment called Genicular Artery Embolisation is helping patients with chronic knee arthritis return to daily activities without surgery.
Ozempic and Wegovy Linked to Surprising Drop in Violent Behavior in Rutgers Study
Rutgers researchers found that GLP-1 drugs may weaken the link between impulsive tendencies and violent behaviour, though researchers stress causation not proven.