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It’s a mystery why Gordon Moore’s “law,” which forecasts processor power will double every two years, still holds true a half century later --

(American Institute of Physics) Graphene takes an important step toward commercial applications like wearable wireless devices and sensors connected to the 'Internet of Things.'

Four giant craters were discovered on the floor of Switzerland's Lake Neuchâtel.

Researchers have held tremendous interest in liquid metal electronics for many years, but a significant and unfortunate drawback slowing the advance of such devices is that they tend to require external pumps that can't ...

Why privilege genes over culture when people like South America's Mbaya, who eschew sex and pass on their culture through adoption, seem to argue the opposite?

Mollusks got it right. They have soft innards, but their complex exteriors are engineered to protect them in harsh conditions. Engineers at the Indian Institute of Science and Rice University are beginning to understand ...

First they said everyone should take it. Then they said healthy people shouldn't. Now it seems to protect against cancer. Here's how to weigh up the risks (full text available to subscribers)

Given the obstacles of modifying a chicken into a dinosaurlike creature, how close are scientists to creating a dino-chicken?

One of the most interesting things about writing books is the macroscopic picture that emerges when you're done. Larger patterns begin to reveal themselves, bigger questions start to arise. Take...

Sure, exercise is healthy -- but only now are the impacts on the human brain coming into focus, particularly for the hippocampus and its affects on memory and imagination.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the most important technology we're developing this decade. It's a massive opportunity for humanity, not a threat. So, what is AI? Broadly, AI is the ability...

Metabolic syndrome involves having a collection of risk factors linked with heart disease and diabetes.

Researchers have held tremendous interest in liquid metal electronics for many years, but a significant and unfortunate drawback slowing the advance of such devices is that they tend to require external pumps that can't ...

Computers have already succeeded in beating humans at chess and Jeopardy! Soon, they may add poker to that list.

The NSF-funded researchers at Oregon State University have invented a new technology that can boost existing Wi-Fi bandwidth, reducing problems in crowded locations like airports, offices and coffee shops.

The NSF-funded research team's simulated driving task revealed that teen subjects driving alone found risky decisions rewarding, but a mother's presence killed the thrill of running a light, opting for more responsible b...

The strength and flexibility of an octopus arm has inspired Italian researchers from the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies to create a robotic tool that may assist in future keyhole surgeries. An octopus-inspired robo...

People who breathe in a lot of secondhand marijuana smoke could test positive on a drug test, a new study finds.

Shell is said to be preparing for a 4 ºC warmer world future, while governments keep subsidising fossil fuels with $5.3 trillion a year globally

There are only 25 individual Hainan gibbons left, but a new plan aims to turn the tide and save this unique ape

High levels of iron in the brain could hasten the onset of Alzheimer's disease. The finding could help identify people at risk

Pharmaceutical companies aren't developing antibiotics because there is little profit to be had - cue a radical solution to the problem