Fungi and plants have a symbiotic relationship in which they trade phosphorous for carbon, and the mechanics of this market are surprisingly sophisticated. By Daniel Cossins.

With Simon DeDeo on cosmic microwaves and crime.

Rupert Sheldrake

The military wants future super-soldiers to control robots with their thoughts. By Michael Joseph Gross.

It’s almost as good as an Iron Man suit. By Lexy Savvides. [Autoplay]

A team of researchers at the University of California has developed a novel kind of neural network—one that uses light instead of electricity to arrive at results. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes their ideas, their working device, its performance, and the types of applications they believe could be well served by such a network. By Bob Yirka.

Humans can get chipped, too — just like their dogs. By Victor Tangermann.

Long-overlooked “tunneling nanotubes” and other bridges between cells act as conduits for sharing RNA, proteins or even whole organelles. By Viviane Callier.

The fake science that keeps threatening to kill us. By Corey Pein.

Thomas Jones reviews "Pinpoint: How GPS Is Changing Our World" by Greg Milner.

Nigel Stanford

Extended activity-based training with epidural stimulation resulted in ability to stand and move without stimulation.

The aviator’s hazard offers a lesson about responding to supposed crises. By Toni Wall Jaudon.

The real-world version of the famous “traveling salesman problem” finally gets a good-enough solution. By Mark H. Kim.

A small group of programmers wants to change how we code—before catastrophe strikes. By James Somers.

A tiny self-organized mesh full of artificial synapses recalls its experiences and can solve simple problems. Its inventors hope it points the way to devices that match the brain’s energy-efficient computing prowess.

Alert! Alert! Applied topology has taken the world has by storm once more. This time techniques from algebraic topology are being applied to model networks of neurons in the brain... By Rachael Jane Boyd.

Brain-controlled computers are currently helping paralyzed patients, but one day they might be used to control everything around you. By Daniel Oberhaus.

Brain-computer interfacing is a hot topic in the tech world, with Elon Musk's announcement of his new Neuralink startup. Here, researchers separate what's science from what's currently still fiction.

John Joseph Merlin