USA today recently reported that people are changing jobs an average of nine times before the age of 32. Nine times! The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports average tenure on a job of 4.6 years. Futurists predict the average to drop to 3.8, maybe even 3.5 years, by 2010. Whether you see this is as […]

Many boys and men with autism suffer from diminished social and communication skills. They may also suffer from a diminished number of neurons in their amygdala, according to the results of a new study.

Even as embryonic stem-cell research took center stage in Congress this week, scientists said they are exploring an alternative that could defuse the controversy: extracting stem cells from placentas.

A pair of motorized roller skates that cancel out a person’s steps is being designed to let users naturally explore virtual reality landscapes in confined spaces.

A new type of computer that mimics the complex interactions in the human brain is being built by UK scientists.

A US inventor claims to have developed a handheld device for the blind that can read almost any printed material.

More and more Chinese passengers prefer flying on a foreign airlines, according to a survey, as the customer service on foreign airlines appeals to a people who are becoming more and more discriminating.

China’s population of Internet users, already the world’s second-biggest after the U.S., has jumped by nearly 20 percent over the past year to 123 million, with broadband access soaring.