How Close Are We to Cloning a Mammoth?
Scientists have determined that the DNA of dinosaurs is too degraded to revive them, as in the classic film Jurassic Park. However, what about the woolly mammoth? Some researchers believe that it may be possible.
The Star Trek Tech We Hope to See in Our Lifetimes
Look around. Life imitates art every day. Star Trek inspired technology – from communicators to a speaking computer are already common facts. But are there some more we can get to see soon?
Top 10 Geeky Science Projects You Can Do At Home
There's no end of YouTube tutorials ready to guide you through a diverse range of experiments, all of which will leave you amazed and hopefully enlightened - here's our favourites.
You Won't Believe How Big (and Small) These Sci-Fi Starships Are
Have you ever thought about just how big the starships in your favorite movies, video games, and TV shows are?
The Theory of Everything: The Web Uncovers the True Love Story
Stephen Hawking called the movie "broadly true" – so what exactly did happen in real life? We piece the true story together behind the Oscar-nominated movie with interesting sources from the web.
The UK Just Legalized "Three Parent" Babies
Mitochondrial diseases kill thousands of people a year. A controversial new treatment is raising hackles -- but do the fears hold water?
10 Incredibly Geeky Things You Could Be Doing Right Now
Today, we're applauding geeks who have surpassed the achievements of us ordinary, run-of-the-mill geeks, journeying to the geeky underworld and living to tell the tale. Bow down to your geek superiors.
Google's New Nanotech Pill Will Help The Fight Against Cancer
Google is reportedly working on a pill that could potentially identify cancer, heart attacks and other illnesses, without resorting to painful and invasive surgery. Is this the future of medical science?
Brain Control With Light: It's Possible With Optogenetics
Over just the last few years, a new technique called "optogenetics" is emerging, which may help scientists to unravel the brain's secrets (and treat its disorders) in an entirely new way.
3 Examples of Amazing Science Fiction Tech That Became Reality
Technology is difficult to predict, because it often develops in response to new needs or changing situations that are difficult to imagine. There are, however, a few sci-fi books that were particularly prophetic.
See The Basics of Evolution & Natural Selection Explained In Minutes
YouTube channel Stated Clearly makes short work of explaining evolution and related concepts.
2014 Google Science Fair Projects Set To Change The World
It's never too early to start changing the world. We highlight the crop of brilliant 2014 Google Science Fair winners this year and the impact they may have on the future for all of us.
Your Brain On Ice: Is Cryonics Crazy?
Do you want to live forever? It's not a trick question: a technology called cryonics claims to offer a way to cheat death -- but does the idea hold water?
Tapping Brainwaves: Will Our Brains Soon Be Hackable?
With recent developments in brainwave sensing technologies, the idea of a future where a person's brain can be hacked is a worthy one to consider. Will it grow into a security threat?
How Technology May Be Influencing Human Evolution
There's not a single aspect of the human experience that hasn't been touched by technology, including our very bodies.
How Nanotechnology is Changing the Future of Medicine
The potential for nanotechnology is unprecedented. True universal assemblers will usher in a profound shift in the human condition. Of course, there's still a long way to go.
Researchers Show How Computers May One Day Bypass the Spinal Cord
One day computers will allow people who are paralyzed to walk again. With the success of Japanese researchers last week, controlling the human body with a computer is not very far down the road.
Thinking Machines: What Neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence Can Teach Us About Consciousness
Can building artificially intelligent machines and software teach us about the workings of consciousness, and the nature of the human mind itself?
You Won't Believe It: DARPA Future Research Into Advanced Computers
DARPA is one of the most fascinating and secretive parts of the US government. The following are some of DARPA's most advanced projects that promise to transform the world of technology.
Giovanni Idili of OpenWorm: Brains, Worms, and Artificial Intelligence
Simulating a human brain is a ways off, but an open-source project is taking vital first steps, by simulating the neurology and physiology of one of the simplest animals known to science.