Near-Death Experiences More Vivid Than Real Life, Memory Study Shows

 Long after a near-death experience, people recall the incident more vividly and emotionally than real and false memories, new research suggests.

Stanford Researchers Discover Genetic Transistors That Turn Cells Into Computers

Researchers at Stanford University announced this week that they've created genetic receptors that

Brand-new Study Discovers Bee Venom Can easily Kill HIV

A new study has shown that bee venom can kill the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Have scientists discovered the 'sixth sense'? Rats can 'feel' infra red rays of light

Scientists claim they have found a ‘sixth sense’ which can detect light without the use of sight – and could even be a form of telepathy.

Paralyzed Man Uses Thoughts Alone to Control Robot Arm

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC describe in PLoS ONE

Scientist finds brain region where evil lurks

A German neurologist claims to have found the area of the brain where evil lurks in killers, rapists and robbers.

The world’s largest prime number has 17million digits

The record for the world’s largest prime number has been broken – by over four million digits.

Scientists build the One Million Dollar man

 Scientists have built a man from artificial limbs, and while he might not be a bionic superhero, he cost a lot less to create than The Six Million Dollar Man.

Scientists Come Close To Creating Life With Almost-Living Crystals

 Man-made life is a thing of fiction, relegated to things like Frankenstein. But scientists are coming close to something almost like it. New light-affected crystals developed by scientists at New York

One small hut for mankind: Blueprints unveiled for the first habitable moon base

 Blueprints for mankind's first habitable lunar base were unveiled today... and it will be build by robots almost entirely out of 'Moon soil'.

The sealed bottle garden still thriving after 40 years without fresh air or water

 To look at this flourishing mass of plant life you’d think David Latimer was a green-fingered genius.

Amateur astronomers find 42 new planets - including a world that could hold life

A team of amateur astronomers from around the world has discovered evidence for 42 alien planets, including a Jupiter-size world that could potentially be habitable, it was revealed today.

Scientists discover how to make time pass faster (or slower)

A new understanding of how the brain processes time could one day allow scientists to tweak an individual's sense of timing.

New research suggests timekeeping in the brain is decentralised, with different neural circuits having their own timing mechanisms for specific activities.

Cambridge University reveals its top engineering snaps

 They look like paintings in a gallery but in fact these stunning photos show life-saving research in action.
They are all entries in a Cambridge University photography competition, run by the department of engineering.

The amazing 'Star Wars' planet that has four suns

 Amateur astronomers have discovered a new planet that not only orbits two suns but is simultaneously being orbited by two other suns.
The incredible four sun solar system, the first of its kind ever discovered, was found as part of the Planet Hunters project led by a team from Yale University.