Meditation seems to improve our empathy for strangers
[ad_1] Meditation can help you connect with others Mira/Alamy An eight-week meditation programme led women to experience more empathy for strangers, suggesting that meditation can
How psychedelics and VR could reveal how we become immersed in reality
[ad_1] In certain circles, the potent psychedelic N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is known as the “spirit molecule” for its peculiar ability to transport people into other worlds.
COP16: The world is falling far short of its goal to halt biodiversity loss
[ad_1] Construction at a controversial dam complex in the Amazon basin Mario Tama/Getty Images The area of land and water with formal protections for biodiversity
Why a potted plant isn't the easiest option for would-be gardeners
[ad_1] For nervous newbie gardeners, starting out with a single plant in a small pot is pitched as an easy win by the horticultural industry.
Juice review: Tim Winton’s post-apocalyptic new novel is terrifying and brilliant
[ad_1] In the post-collapse outback of Juice, people live partly underground Andrew Merry/Getty Images JuiceTim Winton (Picador) The latest novel by Tim Winton (twice shortlisted
Weird microbes could help rewrite the origin of multicellular life
[ad_1] Illustration of a protein from a single-celled organism called Haloferax volcanii FRANCISCO J. ENGUITA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Compressing a type of single-celled microorganism makes it
Stone Age network reveals ancient Paris was an artisanal trading hub
[ad_1] Blades and other artefacts were traded across France during the Stone Age Jacques Descloitres/MODIS Land Rapid Response Team Around 7000 years ago, long knives,
JWST images: 10 stunning images that show the beauty of space – from galaxies to nebulae
[ad_1] NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO In its short existence, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has transformed our understanding of the universe. It
DNA helps match ‘Well Man’ skeleton to 800-year-old Norwegian saga
[ad_1] The complete skeletal remains of the “Well Man” Age Hojem, NTNU University Museum A Norwegian saga written more than 800 years ago describes how
NASA is developing a Mars helicopter that could land itself from orbit
[ad_1] The Ingenuity Mars helicopter, the predecessor to Chopper NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA is working on plans to send another helicopter to Mars. The craft would land