In the past, global systems have taken decades, even centuries, to develop. Most existing global systems are clunky in their operation, each having to struggle through a maze of conflicting regulations as they cross from one jurisdiction to another. Few global standards are in place, and only a select few have a global authority for […]

Theorists are working madly to develop the new “Theory of Everything” that will tie together all the forces in the Universe into one unified explanation.

Experimenters are also working to come up with ways to test these various theories, and narrow down the ones that actually predict what happens in Nature.

Space Adventures announced today that Gregory Olsen will be their next private space tourism client. He’s expected to launch for the International Space Station on board a Soyuz rocket some time in 2005, maybe before.

Protein hydrogels can be genetically engineered to promote the growth of specific cells.

Johns Hopkins University researchers have created a new class of artificial proteins that can assemble themselves into a gel and encourage the growth of selected cell types.

John Graham, an astronomer at the Carnegie Institution of Washington, explains.

The length of a star’s life depends on how fast it uses up its nuclear fuel. Our sun, in many ways an average sort of star, has been around for nearly five billion years and has enough fuel to keep going for another five […]

Europe’s comet-chasing Rosetta spacecraft finally lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana, at 0717 GMT on 2 March - five days after its scheduled launch date.

ICANN oversees the Domain Name System — such as “.com,” “.net” and “.org” — that allows computers to find each other in cyberspace. It is sanctioned by the United States government, which funded the Internet’s early development.

Some countries and activists argue that ICANN is too close to the United States and want the United Nations […]