US researchers have for the first time encouraged substantial regrowth in nerves controlling voluntary movement after spinal cord injury. By…
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Secrets of Sleeping Soundly Uncovered
Sleep like a log? You can thank your spindles, rapid-fire brain waves that act as blockades against noise during sleep,…
"Sex c" New Planet Discovered
Late last month astronomers at the California Institute of Technology announced the discovery of four new extrasolar planets, two each…
Bus Straddles Road, Drives Above Cars
China is all about the future of transportation. High-speed trains criss cross the countryside, sending people whizzing from Shanghai to…
Size isn't everything
OVERSIZED brains are to humans what trunks are to elephants and elaborate tail feathers are to peacocks - our defining…
GM plants 'established in the wild'
Researchers in the US have found new evidence that genetically modified crop plants can survive and thrive in the wild,…
Mars site may hold 'buried life'
Researchers have identified rocks that they say could contain the fossilised remains of life on early Mars. The team made…
Write, surf & move around just by sniffing
Severely disabled people may soon be able to use their noses to write, drive a wheelchair or surf the internet,…
Flying Car or Roadable Aircraft?
For anyone who’s ever wanted to skip airport security lines and boarding delays, a newly designed flying car may pave…
Spectacular" Deep-Sea Species Found
An unidentified purple octopus (pictured) is one of 11 potentially new species found this month during a deep-sea expedition off…