The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Suppose you want to empty a box. Really, truly empty it. You remove all its visible contents, pump out any gases, and—applying some ...

In an effort to solve the riddle of why we have subjective conciousness, scientists have develop myriad theories, including ones involving the quantum realm. A new theory suggests that consciousness ...

Zero-point energy sits at a strange crossroads between hard physics and science fiction, promising limitless power from the fabric of space itself. If it could be tapped in any practical way, it would ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: In an effort to solve the riddle of why we have subjective conciousness, scientists have develop myriad theories, including ones involving the ...

A physicist’s study proposes that the brain itself does not generate consciousness, but instead receives it when the brain couples to a “universal zero-point field” in the quantum realm. The idea ...