Scientists claim they discovered the “gate of consciousness”

Because we can’t possibly absorb every single stimulus, our brain lets some signals filter through to our consciousness. But where in the brain does that take place? | Continue reading


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Can decoded neurofeedback erase our bad memories?

Seemingly straight out of 'Eternal Sunshine', scientists have developed a technique to erase pain from bad memories using machine learning and neural data. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 2 years ago

Antidepressants, a surprising treatment for Covid-19, could help stop variants

Studies in at least three countries — France, U.S., and Germany — support the idea that certain antidepressants can be an effective early treatment for Covid-19. | Continue reading


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SpaceX Mars city: simulation reveals what Elon Musk is still missing

MaryLiz Bender visited a simulation of life on Mars, and it opened her eyes to what is missing. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

Covid-19 turned us into biological “zombies”

There are more similarities to George A. Romero and our current pandemic than meet the eye. Undead, move over. Make way for the unsick. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

SpaceX Starlink: User terms of service declare Mars as ‘free planet’

SpaceX has released its terms of service to beta testers, and it makes a strong statement about Mars' future government. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

You can't read while you dream (2017)

Chances are, you've never done it in your sleep. | Continue reading


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Music Gives the Brain a Crucial Connective Advantage

Scientists find learning music early in life actually makes the brain more structurally and functionally connected. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

Study of 9,620 brains reveals how gender stereotypes affect mental health

Scientists have long argued over how different male and female brains really are. But these differences are partly down to social norms and expectations | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

Why tardigrades spilled all over the Moon in 2020

In 2019, the Israeli Beresheet spacecraft crash-landed on the Moon. Along for the ride were thousands of tardigrades. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

Monkey brain study reveals the 'engine of consciousness'

Studies on the central lateral thalamus might lead to new therapies for people dealing with brain traumas, injuries, or disorders of consciousness. | Continue reading


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Psychedelic Study Reveals How LSD Changes the Brain

After a "fair amount of trial and error," scientists determined LSD binds to a protein containing a specific amino acid. | Continue reading


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Cold, hard, facts have a special effect on the brain

A study released in "ENeuro" shows that factual language is registered differently in the brain compared to uncertain language. | Continue reading


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Why Finding the Original 1977 ‘Star Wars’ Verges on the Impossible

A short time ago in a galaxy very, very near to here, I set out on a mission to find a movie classic. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

In a new interview, legendary director Werner Herzog explains why Elon Musk's plan to build a city on Mars is an "obscenity." | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

Werner Herzog Issues a Stark Warning to Elon Musk

In a new interview, legendary director Werner Herzog explains why Elon Musk's plan to build a city on Mars is an "obscenity." | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

Scientists Capture Ghostly Images of Rare Deep-Sea Squid

Using underwater imaging, scientists caught a rare glimpse of the bigfin squid in Australian waters for the very first time. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

Psychologists Express Growing Concern with Mindfulness Meditation

"It's not bare-knuckle, that's for sure." | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

Tesla Electric VTOL

In response to a fan question, Tesla CEO Elon Musk weighed in on whether an electric plane is on the cards. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

SpaceX Starlink: Will it work at sea? Elon Musk weighs in

SpaceX's internet connection service is expected to get rural communities online, but will it help sea-faring net surfers too? | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

A weird, ancient shrimp has changed scientists' understanding of evolution

Named for a mythological Chinese chimera, Kylinxia zhangi, a newly described fossilized arthropod, possesses some of the weirdest bits of other early arthropods. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

Scientists Think They've Finally Solved a 99M-Year-Old Fossil Mystery

Researchers reveal they misidentified a fossil encased in amber. Originally thought to be a chameleon, the creature is instead a kind of amphibian. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

Brain study shows why music gives you chills

Scientists uncovered why good music gives us the chills. The effect of music on the brain also suggests that music has an ancient "ancestral function." | Continue reading


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Human Inequality Study Hints Revolution Is in Store for U.S.

Every society has a tipping point. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

Scientists Uncover the Molecular Origins of an LSD Trip

Scientists discovered how LSD binds to the brain and activates receptors that underpin a trip. These findings could be used to create specific LSD therapies. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

Even Moderate Drinking Proves to Have Damaging Effects on the Brain

Researchers looked at 300 moderate drinkers between the ages of 39 and 45 to understand the effects of alcohol on the brain. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

Self-cooling microchip provides a tiny solution to a giant problem

Researchers have designed a self-cooling microchip that could not only advance computing, but do so more sustainably. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

A new quantum paradox throws the foundations of observed reality into question

New research throws doubt on some widely believed ideas about physical reality. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

Physicists discover “anti-gravity” in bizarre buoyancy experiment

Researchers have discovered that vibrating liquids can result in bizarre surfaces with "anti-gravity"-like features. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

How jumbo squids survive the frigid, oxygen-deprived abyss

Scientists wanted to know how squids adapted to daily changes in the environmental conditions imposed by their vertical lives. Here's what they discovered. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

Interaction of time crystals observed for first time, confirms Josephson effect

An international team of physicists observed the interaction of time crystals for the first time, a phenomenon essential to quantum computing. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

Predicted 'Information Catastrophe'

A physicist from the U.K. has predicted that the total amount of information created on Earth will surpass the planet's number of atoms in just a few centuries. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

Mars map with water: terraforming image shows Elon Musk’s dream

A new visualization imagines what Mars would look like with 71 percent of its surface area covered with water. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

Sunlight Could Solve Drinking Water's Biggest Problem in 30 Minutes

Chemical engineers have developed a solar-powered way to efficiently desalinate drinking water in just 30 minutes using a special material. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

Dune 2020 Could Reshape Pop Culture, Just Like Lord of the Rings

Peter Jackson's ambitious adaptation of 'Lord of the Rings' changed movies and pop culture in 2001. It might happen again with the debut of the new 'Dune' movie. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

Scientists Discover Brain Hack That Improves Language Abilities by 13%

Researchers have designed a way to improve language learning in adults using painless brain stimulation. | Continue reading


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Octopuses Rolling on MDMA Reveal Unexpected Link to Humans (2018)

“They just embraced with multiple arms.” | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

Sleep Tech Allows Scientists to Influence Dreams

Researchers in Boston have designed a sleep wearable called Dormio to explore how to improve creativity in our sleep. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

A person we choose is not nearly as important as the relationship we build

Romantic relationships research reveals that happiness has little to do with your partner's personality and far more to do with the nature of your partnership. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

Study on over 17,000 Black women shows how racism changes the brain

New research on 17,000 Black women links high levels of daily and institutional racism with poorer cognitive function. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

Socially Distant Surgery

Researchers in Italy have successfully completed a telesurgery on a cadaver nearly 10 miles away using 5G and robotic tools. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

Why Cats Slow Blink at Humans, According to Science

Animal behaviorists explain. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

Robot scientists have solved the biggest challenge in chemistry

Scientists have designed a new robot chemist to help make discoveries in the lab, but they say it won't be replacing humans anytime soon. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

Scientists develop new way to get hydrogen from seawater

This could mean way more hydrogen, which could brings prices way down. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

Scientists estimate there are around 30 intelligent civilizations in the galaxy

A new study estimates that there should be around 30 intelligent civilizations on other planets in the Milky Way that are currently active. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

The vet detectives searching for the next Covid-19

Thousands of animal disease detectives are hunting the next Covid-19 and tracking the world's "staggering" zoonotic diseases. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

Vaping creates a “slime-cloak” in the mouth in record time, experiment shows

Vaping can cause the bacteria in the mouth to form a "slime-cloak" which can trigger an immune response. These slime cloaks make the mouth "pathogen-rich." | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago

Tesla Solar Roof: Elon Musk outlines plan to reach 1k homes per week

Tesla is about to make the sun shine on its solar roof project, with a plan to boost production and installations. | Continue reading


@inverse.com | 3 years ago