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Human neurons have a lower density of ion channels than expected, compared to neurons of other mammals, according to a new study. The researchers hypothesize that a lower channel density may have helped the human brain evolve to operate more efficiently.

A world of cheap, clean energy may be closer than many people realize, and its consequences more profound.

An innovator in early AR systems has a dire prediction: the metaverse could destroy reality as we know it.

Harness some eye-opening Japanese wisdom to keep your spending in check.

Homo sapiens migrated to the continent in waves – but the reasons for their early failures to overcome Neanderthals are a mystery

A research team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has identified a new way to convert ammonia to nitrogen gas through a process that could be a step toward ammonia replacing carbon-based fuels.