Consciousness is primarily experienced internally, but the phenomenon of out-of-body experiences (OBEs) challenges this assumption. Although scientists have developed biological-based explanations for ...

A growing number of new studies have found that, at least for some cells, death isn’t the end, but the beginning of something wholly unexpected.

Consciousness evolved in stages, starting with basic survival responses like pain and alarm, then expanding into focused awareness and self-reflection. These layers help organisms avoid danger, learn ...

New work explores why consciousness evolved and what observing birds can teach us about its biological purpose.

A University of Cambridge philosopher argues that our evidence for what constitutes consciousness is far too limited to tell ...

When René Descartes watched a mechanical figure move with lifelike precision in the 17th century, the scene unsettled him.

Consciousness is arguably the most important scientific topic there is. Without consciousness, there would, after all, be no science. But while we all know what it is like to be conscious — meaning ...

“Conscious experience is at once the most familiar thing in the world and the most mysterious. There is nothing we know about more directly than consciousness, but it is far from clear how to ...

As claims about conscious AI grow louder, a Cambridge philosopher argues that we lack the evidence to know whether machines ...