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Rare People Who Remember Everything
Scientists are taking a closer look at the extremely rare people who remember everything from their pasts. And yes, their brains are different.
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A Sneak Peek at the First Commercial Spaceport
The hub of Richard Branson’s plans for Virgin Galactic, where tourists and scientists alike take off for the great beyond
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Gene detectives tracking a outbreak at the National Institutes of Health reminded of how much we don’t know about how infections spread through a hospital
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How Looking to Animals Can Improve Human Medicine
In a new book, UCLA cardiologist Barbara Natterson-Horowitz reminds us that humans are animals too. Now, if only other doctors could think that way
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What is the Future of College Education?
More and more top American universities are offering courses online for free. Going to college will never be the same again
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Is That a Computer in Your Shoe?
Sensors in sports shoes get all the attention, but other devices can identify you by how you walk and help Alzheimer’s patients find their way home
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Along with motion-sensing cameras and projectors creating augmented reality, they’ll likely be among the tools training chefs of the future
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Brain Science: 10 New Studies That Get Inside Your Head
This new research reveals how little we know about the brain and how it affects our daily lives
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Augmented Reality Livens up Museums
We still have to wait a bit for Google Goggles, but augmented reality is moving mainstream, even bringing museum dinosaurs to life
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How Would You Rank the Greatest Presidents?
In a new book, political junkie Robert W. Merry shares his three-part test
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Some think that little computer you carry around with you is about to bring a sea change in the doctor-patient relationship. Is data power?
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Soon new cars will have Internet access so carmakers are developing ways to reduce distractions. Like turning on the radio with the wink of an eye
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Landsat satellites have been taking photos of Earth for a long time, but only now can you watch zoomable, time-lapse images of the planet’s transformation.
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New Tech May Have Athletes Climbing the Walls
How the Nova, the latest in artificial climbing wall design, goes from in-home gym to living room gallery
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Counterterrorism strategy now includes everything from trolling on extremists’ websites to studying how the brain responds to storytelling
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It may seem like getting around is the same old grind every day. But take heart. There’s a lot of original thinking going on about how we go places
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A treatment for the disease has eluded scientists for almost two decades. But new research offers hope that they finally may be on the right path
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A lot of police departments hope so. They’re starting to invest in software that uses algorithms to forecast where crimes are most likely to happen
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10 Ways Tech Makes Old Age Easier
With their populations aging rapidly in coming decades, many countries, including the U.S., will rely heavily on technology to take care of seniors
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