By pinpointing when it begins in young humans, scientists hope to better understand what consciousness is, and how it arises, in all of us.

A treaty from the 1960s declared that nobody can own outer space. Half a century later, billionaires and superpowers see fortunes to be made nonetheless.

A Ukrainian publishing boom sparked by the 2022 invasion is now under threat from the force and frequency of Russian attacks

When the new ‘department of government efficiency’ sent young techies to disrupt federal agencies, not everyone complied. Here’s what happened when one worker fought to protect immigrant data

Robert P Jones argues that declining white Christian influence has fuelled an alliance with Trump, and warns it is reshaping US democracy

Pike alive but in critical condition as experts call ordeal that unfolded in Tennessee ‘unimaginably barbaric’

President Trump hosted a White House luncheon on Tuesday for many of his favorite tech oligarchs, or, as he described them, “the biggest people in the world.” The group marked the occasion by summaril...

A review of Adam Becker’s book

John Hudson of the Washington Post reported this evening that the Trump administration is openly defying Congress, taking $52 million in military assistance lawmakers appropriated for European and Mid...

In a series of private meetings, the company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models — and make the case that Claude could be conscious.

After public backlash, the Trump administration changed its tactics from ‘siege’ to ‘soft feet’. Now, ICE is everywhere

‘The push against datacenters speaks to the frustration of people who don’t feel they are making the choices in their lives’

Witchcraft & Pagan News - Drawing upon the models presented by the Norse gods Tyr and Thor, Karl E.H. Seigfried argues for the Heathen ethic of taking action against injustice despite personal costs. ...

Ten years ago, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback refused to stand for the national anthem. He was accused of disrespecting the flag, the game, and America. In a rare interview, he talks about inspir...

Israel and the US have used AI to kill in Gaza and Iran, while law enforcement uses it in surveillance and arrests. The future is here

Trump officials and Republicans are rolling back protections against heat-related illnesses and deaths

Witchcraft & Pagan News - An 11th-century serpent pendant discovered in northwestern Russia pairs a Christian warrior saint with a snake-haired figure rooted in the Medusa tradition, revealing the com...

What caused the turtles to begin nesting farther north than usual is the ‘million dollar question’

Witchcraft & Pagan News - "Support Pagan owned, or values-aligned, small businesses" writes ATC Archpriest Dusty Dionne as they discuss the aligning spending and donations with Pagan values to strengt...

Exclusive: Restoration work at Bath Assembly Rooms unearths Roman ditches containing pottery, coins and fragments of a military helmet

Both are human-caused, both are frightening, and one of them has raced to the forefront of the global conversation.

As animal behaviorists increasingly use AI in their research, they grapple with how to wield the technology responsibly

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention refuses to count four measles deaths in the state though doctors are ‘seeing new forms’ of disease

After a plane journey in shackles, an Iranian woman found herself in the middle of Africa in a country she did not know existed. She is one of thousands deported from the US on the back of shadowy dea...

Internal emails and documents demonstrate the political capture of the institution, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection.

Thousands of sea dragons, pipefishes and seahorses have washed up along state’s coastline according to analysis of citizen scientist records

Exiled dissidents and an unsealed indictment suggest Kremlin may have abandoned longstanding taboo on attacks on its rival’s territory