Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify the type of trees affected by Phanerochaete velutina. A species of wood-eating fungus didn't need a brain to pass a cognitive test with flying ...
Study reveals that how we think about being alone - shaped by media and public health campaigns - can determine whether solitude brings peace or deepens loneliness. Can changing the narrative ...
We are in the middle of a digital transformation. Despite the headlines, the biggest issues are not TikTok’s survival, screen time, or cell phone bans. These are just symptoms of a deeper cultural ...
Earth’s average temperature rose more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels in 2024 for the first time – a critical threshold in the climate crisis. At the same time, major armed conflicts continue ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. There is a lot of hype about AI, including plenty of opinions ...
Professor Marianne Hirsch on how the way we teach the “crime of all crimes” informs our understanding of Gaza. By Marianne Hirsch and M. Gessen Produced by Jillian Weinberger In the wake of the Oct. 7 ...
In January, the computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton gave a lecture to Are We Doomed?, a course at the University of Chicago. He spoke via Zoom about whether artificial intelligence poses an existential ...
On 16 October 2029, I will – hopefully – become a member of the world’s fastest-growing demographic. By then, 1.4 billion people, a sixth of the world’s population, will be aged 60 or over. Assuming I ...
We hear the word creativity and intuitively know what it means. Or, we think we know what it means. But scientists have shown that beliefs we take for granted often do not correspond to how creativity ...
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