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Men Commit More Scientific Fraud Than Women
Men are more likely than women to commit scientific fraud, a new analysis of misconduct convictions reveals. And the...
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Can Neanderthals Be Brought Back From the Dead?
In a SPIEGEL interview, synthetic biology expert George Church of Harvard University explains how DNA will become the building...
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Fermi Telescope May Turn Focus to Dark Matter
The Universe’s highest-energy light could finally yield clues to the nature of the “dark matter” that makes up some...
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DARPA Takes Aim at Space Junk
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency seeks help solving new technical challenges in an existing program aimed at refurbishing...
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Asteroid-Mining ‘FireFlys’ Will Be Ready for Action by 2015
A second commercial venture to mine the near infinite resources of outer space has been started, and Deep Space...
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‘Planetary Parks’ Could Protect Space Wilderness
It’s a wilderness out there in outer space. And as robotic surrogates set the stage for human footprints on...
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Personal Genomes Could Soon Be Public Information
Anyone who’s generously given their DNA to genomic research under the assumption that their personal biological code would be...
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DARPA Considers Deploying Technology on Ocean Floor
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is investigating ways to store technology, including drones, on the ocean floor...
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Virtual Vices Reveal Shift in American Morality
As the Internet and other media invade American life, our vices have gone virtual, according to a new study....