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Can science-based video games help kids with autism?
An expanding arcade of video games takes aim at easing autism traits, from poor visual attention to problems with motor skills, b...
CRISPR-based technology can detect viral DNA
A powerful genome editing tool can be deployed as an ace DNA detective, able to sniff out DNA snippets that signal viral infectio...
A stealthy Harvard startup wants to reverse aging in dogs, and humans could be next
Biologist George Church says the idea is to live to 130 in the body of a 22-year-old.
Breakthrough could impact cancer, ageing and heart disease
A team of Sydney scientists has made a groundbreaking discovery in telomere biology, with implications for conditions ranging fro...
Four women who changed the face of physics
Four pioneering women who changed the face of physics from the 1800s to the present day.
Stephen Hawking Says There Is No God, Gives Middle Finger, Dies
Science can do a better job explaining the miracle of life, Hawking says in his final book.
What will humans look like in a million years?
To understand our future evolution we need to look to our past
Experts say only drastic, immediate change can save us from the dangers of climate change
Holding global warming to a critical limit would require "rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of so...
Humanity risks 'unthinkable damage' on global warming: new U.N. report
"Now more than ever we know that every bit of warming matters," said one of the report's authors.
Stephen Hawking left us bold predictions on AI, superhumans, and aliens
The good news: Humanity will survive climate change. The bad news: The only ones who do will be genetically modified superhumans....
Science & Environment - BBC News
Get the latest BBC Science and Environment News: breaking news, analysis and debate on science and nature in the UK and around th...
Rewinding the Clock | Harvard Medical School
We are as old as our arteries, the adage goes, so could reversing the aging of blood vessels hold the key to restoring youthful v...
The boat unlocking Earth’s deepest secrets
For 50 years scientists have been probing our deepest oceans to better understand how our planet works, but we still know more ab...
Scared of CRISPR? 40 years on, IVF shows how fears of new medical technology can fade
Americans’ acceptance of assisted reproductive technologies has evolved alongside their increased usage, as we’ve gotten used to ...
Where are all the aliens?
The universe is incredibly old, astoundingly vast and populated by trillions of planets -- so where are all the aliens? Astronome...