The science-fiction film Project Hail Mary sees Ryan Gosling go to space in a state of suspended animation. But does the science suggest that’s possible?

A good cry and short break later, I have my answer: I was attempting to think deeply when my brain wasn’t able to do so. Feeling like our thoughts freeze or at least don’t work as well when we’re ...

"If brain function is an emergent property of its physical structure, how can we recover it from complete shutdown?" ...

In a breakthrough that sounds ripped straight from a Ridley Scott flick, researchers in Germany have managed to freeze brain ...