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October 21, 2015

New DNA codes for mammoths: Step toward bringing them back?

Scientists are getting their best look yet at the DNA code for the woolly mammoth, thanks to work that could be a step toward bringing back the extinct beast.

October 21, 2015

Researchers convert sewer sludge to diesel alternative

Researchers at Mississippi State University have created a patented process which turns our by-products into an alternative diesel energy source. 

October 21, 2015

Never-before-seen particles discovered at Swiss Collider

Two new subatomic particles have popped up at the world's largest atom smasher.

October 21, 2015

One mom's mission to encourage girls in science

Kelly Mathews is on a mission — to get more girls interested in STEM.

October 21, 2015

Trail of accent clues could lead to Foley’s ISIS killer

With investigators on both sides of the Atlantic attempting to unearth information about the Islamic State killer of U.S. journalist James Foley, the militant’s accent could provide major clues about his identity.

October 21, 2015

Obama gets first 3D-printed presidential portrait

To his list of firsts, Barack Obama can add that he was the first U.S. President to have himself scanned and 3D printed.

October 21, 2015

DARPA developing brain-zapping implants for injured soldiers

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is launching a program to develop technologies to treat psychiatric disorders by electrically stimulating the brain.

October 21, 2015

VR system lets you explore your brain in real-time

What if it were possible to explore your brain in virtual reality, watching your thoughts flashing before your eyes? A neuroscientist and a videogame developer have created a way to do precisely that.

October 21, 2015

Crocodiles are able to climb trees, study reveals

As far as discoveries go, this is a somewhat terrifying one, assuming one has a healthy respect for crocodiles on the ground: They can climb and perch in trees.

October 21, 2015

King Richard III's genome to be sequenced

The genetic code of King Richard III, the medieval monarch whose body was found buried under a parking lot in Leicester, England, is set to be sequenced.