Ever since we published our very first issue 123 years ago—yes, we’re old—Popular Mechanics has endeavored to help you understand all kinds of technological marvels, from the tools in your shed, to ...

For most of human history, consciousness has been something that scientists have talked around. It hasn’t really been something they could test. That is, until now. Researchers have begun to treat ...

Kaia Ra, author, oracle and spiritual teacher, has become an influential voice in conversations linking spirituality with ...

Why does consciousness exist? The answer lies in the evolutionary origins of the simplest forms of subjective experience, not in studies of human consciousness alone, which represent just one special ...