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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...

Engineers have determined, for the first time, the impact of a ring-shaped vortex on transporting blood flow in normal and abnormal ventricles within the human heart, and have developed a novel ultrasound technology that...

Scientists used pluripotent stem cells to generate functional, three-dimensional human stomach tissue in a laboratory -- creating an unprecedented tool for researching the development and diseases of an organ central to ...

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.

From KQED Education Do Now: On Tuesday, November 4, 2014 three counties in California will decide by ballot whether or not to ban hydraulic fracturing, otherwise known as "fracking." It's steeped in controversy, from the...

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...

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).

Scientists are taking a closer look at aerosol formation involving an organic compound -- called limonene -- that provides the pleasant smell of cleaning products and air fresheners. This research will help to determine ...

Two major genetic studies of autism, involving more than 50 laboratories worldwide, have newly implicated dozens of genes in the disorder. The research shows that rare mutations in these genes affect communication networ...

Scores of autoimmune diseases afflicting one in 12 Americans -- ranging from type 1 diabetes, to multiple sclerosis (MS), to rheumatoid arthritis, to asthma -- mysteriously cause the immune system to harm tissues within ...

Laboratory contaminants likely explain the results of a recent study claiming that complete genes can pass from foods we eat into our blood, according to a molecular biologist who re-examined data from the controversial ...

By remotely "combing" the atmosphere with a custom laser-based instrument, researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmos...

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...