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A new study says results from some fMRI scans are unintentionally distorted and inaccurate, enough that some papers based around the process could be seriously questionable. fMRI is one of the most popular ways to scan t...

The building blocks of life on Earth may have originated in space.

Rapyuta, the cloud for robots, is now online. Robbie the robot is intimidated by breakfast. What the heck is a quiche? Why are all the cereal boxes different sizes? It takes him ages to do his only task, setting the tabl...

Pollinators return to the same plants to get their hit of caffeinated nectar

By 2100, a fifth of the world's third-largest ice sheet will be gone – and the world's oceans will be 3.5 centimetres higher

How long until we can successfully 3-D print a whole human? The rise of 3-D printing has turned body parts into a custom order. We can now 3-D-print customized prosthetics for everything from our hands to our ears. And n...

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Water samples from Antarctica's subglacial Lake Vostok may have revealed a bacterium that does not seem to belong to known families

Cows equipped with sensors that monitor their farts could help cut humanity's greenhouse gas emissions

D-Wave chips using a novel quantum computing approach appear to show entanglement – boosting hopes that a computing revolution is closer than we thought

A new film by Turner prizewinner Simon Starling links innovations in making astronomical measurements with progress in film-making technology

An ultimate theory that unifies all of physics seems as far away as ever – but that doesn't mean we should stop chasing the dream, says Michael Brooks (full text available to subscribers)

A new system scheduled to be released this spring aims to take heart monitoring for athletes to the next level. Under Armour has announced Armour39, a chest-strap monitor that sits near the base of the sternum, measures ...

I want to believe in the airship revival, but this crowdfunded luxury airship RV project just seems like, uh, dead air. The U.S. military might have given up on the modern airship, but there's a slim chance crowdfunding ...

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Stimulating the brain electrically has been shown to enhance learning, but tests now show it can slow your thinking too

These marbles glow neon under blacklight, but they're safe

Can you figure out why a train seems to disappear? There's a prize for the first person to explain our latest video illusion

Changing how drummers see themselves in virtual reality changes the way they play. Could the effect extend to other skills as well?

Intimately mapping the brain's activity in real time could be biology's next great, bold project, but how do you tackle such a mammoth yet delicate task?

Four lower-ranking chimpanzees have banded together to assassinate their group's leader and take his place