The Chinese Communist Party survived a brutal civil war with the Nationalists, battles with American forces in Korea and massive pro-democracy demonstrations at Tiananmen Square. But now it may finally have met its match - the Internet.

By the middle of the 21st century it will be possible to download your brain to a supercomputer, according to a leading thinker on the future.

Thomas Frey: Great cities throughout history were known far and wide for the grand parks that served as their centerpieces. But what do we think about today when we conjure up the image of a park? Fresh cut green grass, trimmed trees, playground for the kids, and perhaps a stream of water […]

Ignoring President Bush’s veto threat, the House voted Tuesday to lift limits on embryonic stem-cell research, a measure supporters said could accelerate cures for diseases but opponents viewed as akin to abortion.

Researchers in the laboratory of Boston College Chemistry Professor John T. Fourkas have demonstrated the fabrication of microscopic polymeric structures on top of a human hair, without harming it.

Space entrepreneur Burt Rutan, whose company Scaled Composites sent the first private astronauts into space last year, opened the International Space Development Conference with a blistering critique of NASA.

Scientists have found a link between neurons generated during adulthood and those that fall victim to diseases such as Alzheimer’s.