Can mind-readers replace passwords and biometric security?

Artificial intelligence will multiply your own intelligence, in ways that will surprise you.

The evidence suggests that most murderers get away with it. Here's what we can do about that.

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These suckers grow to be three times larger than other mosquitoes, but they may not be as bad as you think.

Scientists aren't exactly sure yet what the "virome" is up to, but it's probably important.

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.

More than one in three people will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime; new discoveries are helping them...

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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.