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Two hundred miles above Earth, NASA has conducted the first genome sequencing in space, and researchers at UC San Francisco helped analyze the data sent back from the International Space Station and confirm that the proc...

Find out where you can find Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Mars in the night sky this month. The constellations of Aquarius and Capricornus are great targets this month and an annular solar eclipse will be visible in parts o...

On September 1st, 2016, parts of Africa will see an annular solar eclipse, which occurs when the Moon if further away from the Earth in its orbit. Some parts of the continent will see a partial eclipse.

An international team of astronomers, including Carnegie's Eric Persson, has charted the rise and fall of galaxies over 90 percent of cosmic history....

With rumours suggesting Apple is about to ditch the headphone port on the new iPhone 7, Apple accessory make, Griffin, is hoping to offer a solution to those that want to still use its favourite headphones without the ne...

The first Ariane 5 rocket modified to carry four Galileo satellites into orbit has arrived at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana for a November launch.

Over the past few days, Facebook has shown inaccurate stories and content some may find offensive.

Cracks are showing in the dominant explanation for dark matter. Is there anything more plausible to replace it? --

The Robots are Coming... to Take Your Job. That's the title of a recent article in Knowledge@Wharton, which describes how today's job losses due to automation are just "the tip of the iceberg."

(Carnegie Institution for Science) A team of Carnegie scientists has discovered three giant planets in a binary star system composed of stellar 'twins' that are also effectively siblings of our Sun. One star hosts two pl...

Silicon Valley company 219 Design has built a 3D-printed robot arm you can control using a virtual reality app and an HTC Vive headset. As hacks go, this one is pretty darn awesome. The post 3D-printed robot arm is contr...

A new Earth-like planet was recently discovered. Find out everything you need to know about Proxima b --

Cracks are showing in the dominant explanation for dark matter. Is there anything more plausible to replace it? --

Miele swore off bagless vacuums ... until it created the Blizzard CX1. The company says its vacuum is superior to the competition because it doesn't release a plume of dust when you empty the canister. The post Miele say...

A drug called THIP turns hard-drinking mice into teetotalers without apparent side effects.

One defense against malware is locking sensitive data that hackers want to steal from the Internet. That's done through air-gapped PCs or computers that are not connected to the Internet or any network. Theoretically, on...

Last week, Chevrolet revealed a new V6 engine and 8-speed automatic transmission for the 2017 Colorado mid-size pickup. Apparently, that's not the only powertrain for the Colorado it's been working on. On Tuesday, Genera...

Facebook isn't a great place to get your news. Yet millions of Americans use the social network to learn about what's going on in the world every day. This is core to a new controversy over Facebook's Trending feature, w...

The second meeting of the Emergency Committee (EC) regarding yellow fever was convened by the Director-General under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR 2005) by teleconference on 31 August 2016, from 13:00 ...

Bang and Olufsen typically unveils new audio gear at IFA and this year is no exception. Following last year's $1,000 BeoPlay A6, the company has two new speakers that project sound 360 degrees. The new devices are called...

Since 2013, Android users have been able to use Google Search to find things stored within the apps on their phone, and now that feature is getting an upgrade. Google announced tonight that a new "In Apps" section of the...

You may have been laughing when Donald Trump responded to word of possible Russian involvement in DNC hacks by joking that the country should hack Hillary Clinton's email server, but some House Democrats are taking it ve...