A new computer program can predict what a person is seeing based on brain activity, a study reveals—opening the door for useful but controversial "brain scanning" technology.
The Japanese government claims whalers were injured by activists hurling butyric acid produced by rotting butter. Video of the alleged incident hasn't been independently authenticated.
Canals feeding water from the Yellow River into the capital city are precursors to China's "master plan" to create human-carved rivers that will bring water into the arid north, officials say.
The futuristic entrance to the seed bank leads deep into a frozen mountain, where millions of seeds should be safe from war, warming, and other disasters.
Scientists can determine where you've lived by studying your hair, which holds the unique chemical signature of the water you've been drinking, a new study has found.
Shooting down the out-of-control orbiter would help prevent it from releasing toxic hydrazine gas on impact, experts say—but some skeptics aren't so sure of the danger.
European-Americans are less genetically diverse and have more potentially harmful genetic variations than African-American populations, according to a new study.
Swallowing handfuls of soil before or after eating certain leaves helps chimps in Uganda "self medicate" against the parasite that causes malaria, a new study suggests.
