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A new podcast argues the 1938 Martian invasion story foreshadowed the problems of media creation today.

Do you experience difficulties conjuring up visual images in your mind while listening to spooky stories? You may have aphantasia, researchers report.

The severity of PTSD symptoms was associated with fewer risky choices and increased activation of the amygdala. Decreased activity in the ventral striatum, an area of the brain associated with processing positive valence...

Students who consistently sleep the optimal eight hours per night perform better on tests and report higher personal satisfaction than their peers who have more disrupted sleep patterns.

Musical therapy can help to improve fine motor skills in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Vibration training not only improved physical symptoms associated with multiple sclerosis, but it also improved cognitive functions including memory capacity and executive function.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Are We on the Verge of Chatting With Whales? Christoph Droesser | Hakai Magazine “An ambitious project is attempting to interpret sperm whale clicks with artificial intelligence, then talk back ...

Scientists uncovered 13 genes that are "missing" from the vampire bat genome.

Here's what would happen if the speed of light were orders of magnitude slower.