You could call it the surprise du jour: A popular food on Vietnamese menus has turned out to be a…
Robot Makes Ethical Decisions
Robots and other machines equipped with artificial intelligence shoot military targets, distribute cash (think: ATMs), drive cars and deliver medication…
World’s Oldest Dinosaur Embryos Found
Paleontologists have just identified the world’s oldest known dinosaur embryos, according to a paper in the current Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.…
Chevy Volt Charges Ahead
From the automaker that famously “killed†its all-electric EV1 in the 1990s comes a plug-in car that is designed to…
Asian Invaders Showed Europeans how to Farm
International researchers led by ancient DNA experts from the University of Adelaide, Australia, said that they had settled the longstanding…
Stem cell jab ‘may boost muscle’
Muscle wasting linked to old age might one day be treated using stem cells, claim US scientists. A University of…
Cell find may aid cancer vaccines
A type of normal cell often found in cancerous growths may be the reason for the failure of anti-cancer vaccines.…
Software creates 3D wiring maps of the brain
Utilizing a recently-developed technique called HARDI (High Angular Resolution Diffusion Imaging), researchers at the Eindhoven University of Technology have created…
Humans Crafted Complex Tools Earlier Than Thought
Prehistoric people in southern Africa developed a highly skilled way of shaping stones into sharp-edged tools long before Europeans did,…
More Trees, Less Crime?
Big trees provide shade and improve air quality but now it looks like they can fight crime as well. Large…