A New Theory Explains How Consciousness Evolved

A neuroscientist on how we came to be aware of ourselves. Ever since Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species in 1859, evolution has been the grand unifying theory of biology. [source: The Atlantic] Yet one of our most important biological traits, consciousness, is rarely studied in the context of evolution. Theories of consciousness

By |2019-02-14T14:47:16+00:00February 14th, 2019|science|Comments Off on A New Theory Explains How Consciousness Evolved

Why Is Pluto No Longer a Planet?

By now you have probably heard that Pluto is no longer a planet. But why is that? What did it do to lose its status as the tiniest planet in our solar system? [source: Wonderopolis] American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930. From 1930 until 2006, Pluto sat comfortably beyond Neptune as the ninth

By |2019-02-13T14:45:54+00:00February 13th, 2019|science|Comments Off on Why Is Pluto No Longer a Planet?
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