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Ray Kurzweil is an inventor, thinker, and futurist famous for forecasting the pace of technology and predicting the world of tomorrow. In this video, Kurzweil suggests the blueprint for the master algorithm--or a single,...

The risks of global warming go far beyond the physical. If we don't start preparing for the transition to a low-carbon economy we're in for an incredibly bumpy ride

After a person quits smoking, the lungs can heal to a certain extent.

The provision of abortions for Northern Irish women has been a hot issue this week in both Belfast and Westminster, but UK-wide law has also failed to keep up with medical reality

A discovery of how to control and transfer spinning electrons paves the way for novel hybrid devices that could outperform existing semiconductor electronics. In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers at...

Using a state-of-the-art device for measuring mass, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have made their most precise determination yet of Planck's constant, an important value in scie...

Randomly-generated wrinkles on tiny plastic particles that are just as unique as fingerprints could be useful for sending secure data

In Baltimore, Maryland, neighborhoods with high levels of residential abandonment are hotspots for tiger mosquitoes (Aedes albopictus), new research concludes. This environmental injustice may leave low-income urban resi...

A form of genetic variation, called differential RNA splicing, may have a role in tumor aggressiveness and drug resistance in African-American men with prostate cancer, according to research.

Doping with EPO appears to offer nothing but placebo effect in amateur riders. Is this the end for the drug that Lance Armstrong abused, wonders Chris Cooper

A biological link has been discovered between gut bacteria metabolism and obesity. A research team showed that blocking a specific intestinal microbial pathway can prevent obesity and insulin resistance, as well as cause...

A recent computational modelling-based study aimed to understand the processes involved in chemical synthesis and improve them, report investigators.

It's less of a collision and more of a symphony. The Large Hadron Collider is definitely large. With a 17-mile circumference, it is the biggest collider on the planet. But the latter fraction of its name is a little misl...

Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Welsh poet Dylan Thomas' famous lines are a passionate plea to fight against the inevitabili...

Scientists have solved the structure of a protein that helps a common respiratory virus evade the immune system. The team has identified critical parts of the protein that could be targeted with drugs or vaccines, openin...

A new archaeological survey at Avebury, England, reveals that one of the largest prehistoric stone circles may have once been a smaller square.

New research has revealed how bacteria thin the liquid they are swimming through in order to free themselves when trapped by walls or other obstacles. This finding could influence methods to control bacterial growth on m...

Over-the-counter antioxidant lipoic acid holds promise for treating patients with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, a pilot study suggests. Researchers are using the findings from the pilot trial to design the ex...

One of the key reasons for cancer mortality is caused by the highly invasive behavior of cancer cells, which is often due to aggressive metastasis. Metastasis is facilitated by various growth factors and cytokines secret...

Scientists have described the mechanical principles adopted by liver cells as they remove excess bile during obstructive cholestasis.

A new study shows that so-called "liquid biopsies", blood tests that detect circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA), may not only sound an early alert that a treatment's effect is diminishing, but may also help explain why -somet...

"Sport is too much like hard work." For many, that is reason enough to pass when it comes to exercise. But does sport really have to make you break into a sweat? Psychologists have discovered that one's own expectations ...