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Is consciousness a product of the brain, or could it be something more fundamental? This is one of the central questions addressed by Christof Koch, one of the most influential contemporary ...

This occurs at about -63 °C and 1000 atmosphere. Even under everyday conditions, this hidden point influences how water behaves, helping explain many of its unusual properties. The results were ...

A hidden feature of water, long submerged, has finally been brought to the surface. New experiments have revealed supercooled water’s critical point — a specific pressure and temperature at which two ...