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Landing a human on Mars is now one step closer to reality. In a major boost to its attempts to carry out deep-space exploration, NASA finalized a $2.8 billion contract with the Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) to build the Space Lau...

Chimpanzees, the closest living relatives of humans, have their own way of communication, which includes various gestures. A team of scientists has claimed in a new study that they have for the first time successfully de...

A new study compares outcomes for two drugs used to prevent blood clot formation during emergency heart attack treatment. The study suggests that use of one of the drugs, heparin, could result in improved outcomes (such ...

A chip (also known as cDNA microarray) has been developed that allows detection of the RNA strand of the dengue fever virus. The genetic information contained in this scientific tool pinpoints the exact serotype of malar...

Those who believe in open-source soft- and hardware often also believe in the value of free information over the Internet. But, chances are, they still want their own personal information to be private. The two positions...