With 17 million copies of Brain Age sold since its release, Dr. Kawashima is due to earn $22 million in royalties. The shocker? He doesn't want a sin read more »
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It's a tantalizing thought worthy of X-Men-inspired daydreams: are some of us, for better or for worse, evolving faster than others? read more »
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A new species of mammal has been discovered in the mountains of Tanzania, scientists report. The bizarre-looking creature, dubbed Rhynochocyon udzung read more »
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Neural networks have great potential for contributing to the arts. Phil Stearns has constructed a 45 "neuron" network of electronic parts which respo read more »
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This first-ever beaming of a radio song by the space agency directly into deep space is nostalgia-driven. It celebrates the 40th anniversary of the s read more »
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Groundhogs have their day in the sun on Saturday, when Punxsutawney Phil and other furry rodents across the country are dragged out to judge whether read more »
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New research from Vanderbilt University shows for the first time that the brain processes aggression as a reward?much like sex, food and drugs?offeri read more »
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Scientists in Finland said they had replaced a 65-year-old patient's upper jaw with a bone transplant cultivated from stem cells isolated from his ow read more »
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Dean Kamen's “Luke arm”—a prosthesis named for the remarkably lifelike prosthetic worn by Luke Skywalker in Star Wars—came to the end of its two-year read more »
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A tear-free onion that should be tastier and healthier has been created by using genetic tinkering to turn off the enzyme that makes us cry. read more »
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