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TESS will be the first dedicated all-sky exoplanet hunting satellite.
A new technique turns mammalian organs transparent, so scientists can see inside.
The next big thing in drones? Bigger drones.
The Consumerist says yes. We say otherwise.
DARPA's new on-the-go navigation chip can measure orientation, acceleration, and time.
A new study is a first step toward a objective way to measure physical pain.
One entry to an international design competition imagines a way to turn impromptu meals into standard recipes.
It can't quite handle bare flesh, though: not reflective enough.
Thunderstorms may emit invisible dark lightning alongside ordinary lightning.
Nauseous pregnant women in the U.S. can finally have access to the morning sickness drug Canadians have been using for years.
New research shows that tiny hairs on bean leaves impale the pests through the feet. A synthetic version may eventually add to the anti-bed bug arsenal.
Trends spotted at the 2013 Sea-Air-Space Exposition
Robots, railguns, and... a Guinness World Record holder?
A legal fight over the government’s use of a secret surveillance tool has provided new insight into how the controversial tool works and the extent to which Verizon Wireless aided federal agents in using it to track a suspect.
Studies show 97 percent of American adults get less than 30 minutes of exercise a day, which is the minimum recommended amount based on federal guidelines.
A Caltech researcher thinks arrays of tiny wind turbines could produce cheaper power than big ones.
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin attacked the start-up company Tesla Motors on Friday, describing the California-based car manufacturer as “losers.”
Hewlett-Packard on Monday launched a Moonshot system that uses smartphone-style chips to power compact, efficient data center servers.
Which is more important, pandas or pinot? Researchers say that is a question conservationists and wine-growers will have to answer in the coming years as climate change sparks a hunt for cooler places to grow wine grapes
South Africa’s health minister on Monday launched a new single dose anti-AIDs drug which will simplify the world’s biggest HIV treatment regime to just one life-saving pill a day.
One team will be testing fusion propulsion this summer in Redmond.
Think you can make yourself smarter with brain-training software? New studies suggest that so-called brain games don't improve players' thinking or IQ, they just make you better at playing the games, the New Yorker reported.
Tibetan nuns prove the physical effects of spiritual activity.
This great collection of images of Earth from space comes from several different satellites as well as the International Space Station.
A new private rocket rolled out onto its Virginia coast launch pad Saturday (April 6) in anticipation of its first test launch next week.
A Caltech researcher thinks arrays of tiny wind turbines could produce cheaper power than big ones.
Chad Stearns and Ryan McDermott (members of the local hackerspace group HeatSync Labs) come in studio to talk about the lab, the concept, the future.
On her show Sunday morning, MSNBC host Melissa-Harris Perry warned the United States was falling behind in brain research.
Astronomers have spotted the most distant massive star explosion of its kind, a supernova that could help scientists better understand the nature of the universe.