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They may be small, but new lab-grown miniature human stomachs could one day help researchers better understand how the stomach develops, as well as the diseases that can strike it.

"ROCKETS are tricky," quipped Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, a firm that builds and launches them, just after one of his blew up. That thought will surely have crossed minds at Orbital Sciences, another such company, ...

Most folks don’t interact with robots in their daily lives, so unless you work in a factory, the tech can seem remote. But if you're a San Jose local? Welcome to the future. Orchard Supply Hardware just hired a pair of...

The first vaccine designed to prevent a common type of bacterial meningitis has been approved for use in the United States.

Digital technology is transforming the way we read and write. Is it changing our minds too - and if so, for better or worse? (full text available to subscribers)

It is surprisingly difficult to build computers that can recognise the many different objects we see every day, but they are getting better all the time

When a right-wing Italian politician named Umberto Bossi suffered a severe stroke in 2004, his speech became permanently impaired. Strangely, this change impacted Bossi's perception among his party's followers--from appe...

When listening to the Earth, what clues can seismic data reveal about the impact of urban life? Although naturally occurring vibrations have proven extremely useful to seismologists, until now the vibrations caused by hu...

If you're looking for something spooky to do this Halloween, you might consider walking around the block to search for ghosts in your neighborhood.

The frankenstorm has spurred an unprecedented amount of research to tackle the questions about the role climate change may have played in worsening the storm, how global warming might affect similar storms, and why Sandy...

It will be the biggest trade deal the world has ever seen – and that means you'll see changes in health, the environment and even happiness

Researchers can now grow miniature human stomachs in a petri dish in just about a month. These tiny stomachs measure less than one tenth of an inch (3 millimeters) in diameter, but may be valuable tools in understanding ...

A new Guinness World Record has been set for the fastest microchip ever made, officials announced Tuesday (Oct. 28).

As you read this, your neurons are firing - that brain activity can now be decoded to reveal the silent words in your head

Scientists and science fiction writers alike have dreamt of aircrafts that are propelled by beams of light rather than conventional fuels. Now, a new method for improving the thrust generated by such laser-propulsion sys...

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has slowed demand for bush meat in neighboring Ghana, a country that has never had a case of Ebola but is located about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) from the epicenter of the epidemic in...

Time-lapse imagery of scavengers tucking in proves that dead jellyfish aren't unpalatable after all, so can return nutrients to the sea's food webs

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The Neural Turing Machine will combine the best of number-crunching with the human-like adaptability of neural networks – so it can invent its own programs

No one was hurt when the uncrewed Orbital Sciences spacecraft blew up seconds after take-off – but has the reputation of private shuttles been injured?

To turn one cell into another you usually need to first rewind them into embryonic-like stem cells. But there is another, potentially safer, way

Ultrasound waves can be used to trap cartilage cells and bind them into sheets that can be easily grafted on to damaged tissue