All parents can empathize with the challenges that both parents and
children face while dealing with a disability. So it is no coincidence,
that engineers at the Bath Institute for Medical Engineering, have
designed the Wizzybug - electric mobility buggy for disabled children under five.

The next-gen prosthetic arm being developed by DEKA Research and
Development, Dean Kamen’s skunkworks, up in Manchester, NH is being
funded by DARPA, the people who brought you the Internet.  Great video.

The baby boomers’ stampede for Social Security benefits has begun.

Exchange rates are once again a primary focus in Europe, as the euro has risen to all-time highs vs. the dollar—recently above US$1.40—and shows no signs of reversing anytime soon. Most finance officials have put on a brave face, but it is clear that there is growing concern that the strengthening euro will curtail European […]

Earlier this week, Google announced that it had acquired Jaiku, a Finnish startup that lets people broadcast short updates about their locations and activities over the Web or to their friends’ cell phones, a concept called microblogging. The terms of the deal haven’t been announced, but regardless of Jaiku’s price tag, the purchase could be […]

Anyone visiting southern Italy can now literally follow in the footsteps of some of our earliest ancestors.

Researchers Sunday reported progress on development of a blood test that can diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, perhaps years before memory loss sets in

Europe’s trawlermen should cut back drastically next year on trawling for cod in the North Sea and aim to take less than half their 2006 catch from the sea, a group of international scientists said on Monday.

Death rates from cancer continue to fall in the United States, dropping more than 2 percent per year from 2002 through 2004, cancer experts reported on Monday.

For parents concerned about their overweight teens, new research suggests the best tactic might be to just relax and cook a healthy Sunday dinner.

The Dough-Nu-Matic may have a stupid name, but its saving grace is its fantastic use—it produces mini doughnuts!

A chef fought off two would-be robbers who threatened him with a knife … using three tins of Spam.

If you’re gonna ride around in a shopping cart, you might as well put a classic Mopar V8 engine under the hood.

Farming officials said they believe listening to radio station Classic FM helps birds relax and increase the number of eggs they lay.

Authorities in Indianapolis have intensified the search for two men who forced six boys to give urine samples in a park.