"Two Origins of Life”: Scientists Reveal the Ancient Evolutionary Split That Gave Rise to All Life on Earth. An international research team has uncovered how LUCA, the last ancestor of all life on Earth, split into the first two branches Continue

How AI is revealing the hidden intelligence of plants and fungi: Machine learning tools are allowing scientists to better understand forms of intelligence that operate on spaces and timescales utterly unlike our own. Continue

The evidence suggests that carbohydrate-rich foods helped fuel the energy demands of our growing brains. Rather than fearing carbohydrates, people should focus on high-quality sources, including whole fruits, legumes, and nutritious grains, and prioritize a range of carbohydrate foods as part of a healthy diet. Continue

Teamsters sue California over self-driving truck rules. The lawsuit, reported first by POLITICO, sets up a potential challenge for the state’s next governor to balance labor concerns with a tech industry priority. Continue

Americans are deeply divided on climate change, but the real story is much deeper than a simple Democrat-Republican split Continue

We know the effects on our bodies. But what about our minds? From depression to addiction and mood, GLP-1s could have neurological impacts Continue

Dietrich Bonhoeffer's 3 conditions for stupidity that destroys societies: outsourcing your thinking to an authority, willful ignorance, and conformity Continue

How Polygamy Shaped Who We Are. A history of multiple mating plays out in our modern world in all kinds of ways. Continue

Many LA wildfire survivors are united against ‘predatory developers,’ who they say are exploiting vulnerable residents and changing their communities. Lawmakers are trying to balance the need to build with protections for homeowners. Continue