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Open-standard computer chip instructions could help speed up futuristic technology like autonomous cars and quantum computers.

This scientist says dream disorders could be a sign of future disease.

Accessibility innovations have transformed video games in the last few years. But for Ubisoft's David Tisserand, that journey began more than a decade ago.

In 1985, Nintendo showed off a prototype for the Advanced Video System. This would eventually transform into the most important game console of all time.

First released in 2001, Nintendo's GameCube console was a rare miss for the venerable video game company. But it also paved the way for enormous successes in the years ahead.

Nintendo has plenty of popular franchises, some of which changed gaming forever. Here's why 'Super Mario Kart' might be the most important racing game ever.

Sleepless folks tend to fall into one of these categories.

Your cat could be wagging its tail for a number of reasons. Here's how to interpret this complex behavior.

New research finds a correlation between docile behavior in raccoons and cognitive aptitude in a test that involves learning to use technology that offers food.

Thanks to some (very) remote engineering work by NASA, the intrepid explorer's science mission is back on.

Sure, time is fake, but that doesn't mean the Earth isn't gaining a few milliseconds and throwing in the possibility of needing a leap second.

In a new study in mice, researchers discover exercise helps animals cope with stress by enabling an uptick in a crucial neural protein called galanin.

Marvel and Star Wars have massive followings, but can fandom become a religion if enough people believe in it?

Inverse presents the oral history of Raccacoonie, featuring original interviews with five significant cast and crew members of 'Everything Everywhere All At Once.'

More than just a distraction, mind-wandering (and its cousin, daydreaming) may help us prepare for the future

«the decoupling of attention from perception, which is what happens when our thoughts separate from our perception of the environment.»

The tricky thing about emotional intelligence is that despite being widely agreed to be a positive attribute, experts don’t agree on what it is.

«You may see those traits in yourself, but it can be difficult to scientifically verify whether or not you truly exhibit these characteristics.»

Here’s some of the research that explains why it’s natural to resist changing your mind – and how you can get better at making these shifts

Researchers are increasingly understanding how exercise affects the body and, in doing so, finding smarter ways for people to exercise smarter.

«“As a rule of thumb, activities that employ large muscle groups that raise the heart rate or make breathing harder are better,” Stamatakis says. “These are physiological signs of higher-intensity movement, provided that occur frequently and regularly, meaning that the body is preparing to adapt to such physical demands by becoming fitter.”»

Marketed to meat lovers, plant-based burgers like Impossible and Beyond claim to taste like the real thing and to have far lighter environmental footprints.

«deconstruct meat into its component parts, then build an equivalent product from plant-based ingredients.»