Consciousness may emerge not from code, but from the way living brains physically compute.

Tucked away in the historic mining city of Butte, Montana, Casagranda’s Steakhouse stands as a testament to the notion that extraordinary culinary experiences often hide in the most unassuming places.

The fire that killed at least 40 people in a Swiss bar on New Year’s Day was made more likely by apparent flaws in the site’s ...