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In a new report published in Nature, scientists detail how they successfully linked the brains of multiple rats and monkeys, creating an "organic computer" or a "brainet" that can do some pretty incredible things. The po...

In less than a decade Android has become a truly global platform, powering more than one billion devices in various forms and manifestations. Many might not be aware of Android’s history, it wasn’t always one of the ...

Facebook might have confirmed that contrary to popular belief it’s not building a music streaming service but it does appear to be doing something related to music, according to reports by multiple reputable scribes th...

The well-known social network has loud voices, but its traffic is small compared to others.          

Photographer Hayden Williams made this abstract photo by shooting a triple exposure with his Canon AE-1 and FD 50mm f/1.8 lens. It’s an idea you can do entirely in-camera. “Whenever I’m down to my last few shots on...

A history of attempts to study Pluto over the last 100 years, from its role as the mysterious "Planet X" to its upcoming New Horizons close-up.

This is reality, not a metaphor, insists network theorist César Hidalgo - and it explains why China has a better economic outlook than Brazil (full text available to subscribers)

The solar powered aircraft Solar Impulse 2 has been grounded following its record-breaking flight from Japan to Hawaii last week in which the aircraft flew non-stop for 117 hours and 52 minutes on nothing but solar energ...

Scientists have been experimenting with brain-to-brain interfaces for years. Miguel Nicolelis, a neurobiologist at Duke University Medical Center, in particular, has been making strides with his research on the subject. ...

There's a near-perfect heart shape on Pluto's rusty red surface which scientists are seeing for the first time as a piano-sized NASA spacecraft, New Horizons, hurtles toward the distant body on its way toward a historic ...

(University of Sheffield) Healing times for skin ulcers and bedsores can be reduced by a third with the use of low-intensity ultrasound, scientists from the University of Sheffield and University of Bristol have found.

(American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.)) Nutrition support professionals who are well-versed in proper documentation of malnutrition diagnoses in hospital patients can help ensure that hospita...

Disney World broke ground in virtual reality when it launched its DisneyQuest "interactive theme park" back in 1998. To say that times have changed would be an understatement, though -- DQ is using primitive VR technolog...

If you bought one of MakerBot's fifth-generation 3D printers only to have trouble running it, you're not alone. A recently filed class action lawsuit alleges that MakerBot and its parent company Stratasys committed a "fr...

Making a left turn in a bustling place like New York City can be dangerous — even deadly Case in point: 17 pedestrians and three bicyclists were killed in the city last year by vehicles making left-hand turns, accordin...

In the early days of spaceflight, every new satellite was a one off. Today, satellites are produced in classes, but each new mission still needs a satellite that's individually configured for its role. With the goal of c...

It's no longer safe to say that the Solar Impulse 2 aircraft will make it around the world before 2015 draws to a close. The crew is now warning that its sun-powered machine won't fly the next leg of its journey (from Ha...

At this point, it's safe to say that we're going to be receiving a new 'highest resolution image ever' of Pluto on a close to 24 hour basis. Yesterday, we got our first peek at geologic features on the dwarf planet's sur...

Scientists from Harvard and the University of California have 3D-printed a tiny robot that can jump 2.5 feet -- pretty impressive considering that the robot itself is only the size of a soccer ball. The post Watch this t...

When investigators discovered that the US Office of Personnel Management had suffered a massive data breach, the White House kicked off a 30-day cybersecurity "sprint" in hopes of boosting its defenses and checking for v...

Eighty-five years after being discovered by an astronomer named Clyde, a camera called Ralph is about to bring Pluto into sharp focus. The post Meet Ralph, the New Horizons Camera Bringing Pluto into Sharp Focus appeared...

As clever as learning computers may be, they only have as much potential as their software. What if you don't have the know-how to program one of these smart systems yourself? That's where Microsoft Research thinks it ca...