Human embryonic stem cells have been coaxed into motor neurons that relay messages from the brain to the rest of the body.

A molecular trigger of puberty has been identified and shown to wake up reproductive hormones from childhood hibernation in animals.

Falling levels of sex hormones in older men and women could result in the build-up of a protein thought to trigger Alzheimer’s disease, an Australian researcher said on Monday.

An explosive sometimes used by terrorists does not burn when it detonates. Instead, its molecules simply fall apart. The chemist who has discovered this is so concerned by its implications that he has decided to abandon this line of research.

A straightjacketed “Crazy for You” teddy bear has drawn rebukes from the governor, mental health advocates and human rights groups — but it’s a hit among shoppers.

Green tea may soon show up in locker rooms and doping tests after being found to boost exercise endurance in mice up to 24% while spurring the use of fat as energy.

Nine myths and misconceptions, and the truth about why hydrogen-powered cars aren’t just around the corner.

Both man and machine are approaching the future at an ever-accelerating clip. Almost every year, our vehicles break speed records. This past fall, the X-43A scramjet-powered aircraft reached a speed of nearly Mach 10, beating a record of Mach 6.8 set only six months before.

Like humans, monkeys will pay to see images of powerful and sexually attractive individuals, showing that they also value information according to its social content.

Cory Doctorow: I love the Internet because I can plug anything I want into it. No ISP tells me what computer I can use or what software it can run. Contrast that with the phone networks. Until 1968, it was illegal to even attach a non-Bell phone. Even today, phone companies charge for services [...]

Most early stage entrepreneurs are aware of the importance of “sweat equity” where employees or contractors receive an equity stake in return for working for little or no cash. The tax treatment of this equity income by the IRS is extremely unfair, assessing a “phantom tax” on income that doesn’t exist. This is radically [...]

A Taiwanese company has introduced a new service allowing men to order tailor-made size condoms. The picture tells the whole story.

A plastic bathing cap filled with cool water may hold the key to preventing brain damage in new-born babies.

Its an odd sight. A middle-aged blind man, fully reclined, drawing pictures of hammers and mugs and animal figurines on a special clipboard, which is balanced precariously on a pillow atop his ample stomach.

A study based on new analysis of the Shroud of Turin, believed by many to be the burial cloth used to wrap Jesus Christ after his crucifixion, suggests it is between 1,300 and 3,000 years old.

Strolling to the bus stop, fidgeting during a meeting, standing up to stretch, jumping off the couch to change channels, and engaging in other minor physical activities can make the difference between being lean and obese, researchers reported yesterday.

Utah Professor Vladimir Kulyukin said his current research project is in robotic assisted navigation in dynamic and complex environments.

A forgotten workshop of Leonardo da Vinci, complete with 500-year-old frescos and a secret room to dissect human cadavers, has been discovered in Florence, Italy, researchers say.

A Slovak man trapped in his car under an avalanche freed himself by drinking 60 bottles of beer and urinating on the snow to melt it.

More cell phones than ever were shipped in the fourth quarter, with the industry growing 24 percent over the same quarter last year, the technology research firm IDC reported.

The perception that children seem to grow taller overnight is likely true, researchers said on Thursday.

It’s 20 hours before the third annual Dutch Open lock-picking competition will begin, but the room is already packed with 50 or so men and women wielding burglar tools and representing the international steel bolt-hacker diaspora.

The world needs an effort similar to that behind the creation of the atomic bomb to tackle the multi-faceted threat of biowarfare, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Thursday.

Macedonian thieves stole sausages instead of thousands of pounds because the bank manager had used an empty money bag to carry his shopping.

Increased deployment and aggressive pricing of WiFi capabilities from operators such as SBC, AT&T, and MCI, as well as the increased provisioning of free WiFi hotspots will place as much as $12 bln of projected profits at US wireless operators at risk, according to Strategy Analytics.