Researchers claim that BrainNet is “bringing us a step closer to a ‘social network of brains.’”

Businesses have gotten to space; now what?

The project, named AlterEgo, intentionally crosses the line between what's "out there" and what's in your head.

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How the founders of the "coffin clubs" got started – and their advice for others.

A century after its discovery, insulin is still incredibly expensive, but DIY bio-manufacturing could change that...

The "secret life of antidepressants" could open up a host of new treatments.

Zika can devastate fetal brains; scientists want to turn it against brain tumors instead.

Like the day’s newspaper, the brain has a temporary way to keep track of events.

When lives are on the line, inspiration can come from the most unlikely places.

It sounds like science fiction, but it could save millions of lives.

It is the first of "a wave of advances that have the potential to transform medicine."

Forty years later, IVF shows how fears about new technology can fade.

For the first time in a long time, there's a new direction for potential Alzheimer's treatments.

Vitamin D deficiency is an age-old problem, but new techniques from archaeology may be the key to catching it early.

Half of scientists have failed to replicate their own work — but they rarely come forward. A new project wants to...

Scientists have developed software that could save one billion dollars (and two million animals) each year.

One small step for a mouse, perhaps one giant leap for treating spinal injuries.

Computer hackers exploit flaws in code to access systems and take what they want; plant diseases work the same way.