Life
Could Strong Hands Mean a Longer Life?
A study finds that grip strength is a stronger predictor of future health than blood pressure, though the reasons why remain unclear.
The Big Sleep: The Potential Benefits of Hibernation in Humans
The extreme survival tricks of hibernators could help us overcome life-threatening injuries.
A Measure of Consciousness
Despite much thought and ingenuity, neuroscience still struggles to define what consciousness is.
New Research on Facebook, Fellowship, and Suicide Clusters
Fresh research on Facebook, fellowship, and “suicide clusters.”
A Near-Death Experience: Collecting Patient Stories
Scientists are collecting stories of the near-death experiences of coma patients.
Proof of Life: Inside Liege's Coma Science Group
Each week, patients from across Europe are wheeled in to the Coma Science Group in Liège, united by grief, hope, and desperation.
Great Time for the Life Sciences, Terrible Time for Life Scientists
Despite numerous recent breakthroughs and discoveries, the extreme competition and lab-research feedback loop don't bode well for the future of the field.
Intuitions of Our Immortality: Visions of Life Before Conception
New research suggests children have a strong sense they existed before they were conceived.
Our Search for Martian Life Is a Search for Our Place in the Universe
We know what life looks like on Earth, but will we know it when we see it somewhere else?
We Don't Understand Life
Otherwise, we'd be able to build it from scratch.
Silicon Valley Thinks It Should Live Forever
A bunch of rich guys can't imagine what the world would be like without them.
How Kanye West Explains the World
Kanye West talks to The Times about being Kanye West.