Science Software extracts 3-D objects from 2-D photos. Might change 3-D printing market September 11, 2013
Psychology Why people get stuck with boring jobs: they choose money, before satisfaction September 10, 2013 - Updated on November 16, 2020
Chemistry Switch from batch to continuous mass production may drastically cut cost and speed of medicine manufacturing September 9, 2013 - Updated on February 15, 2019
Science Honda demos technology that could significantly reduce car-pedestrian crashes September 4, 2013
Psychology Poverty puts ‘tax’ on cognition — financial strain causes drop in IQ as large as 10 points September 3, 2013 - Updated on January 16, 2019
Animals Dogs instructed to perform tasks via remote control September 3, 2013 - Updated on September 4, 2013
Discoveries Meteor impact in Canada may have triggered the Big Freeze that caused mass extinction and forced humans into agriculture September 3, 2013
Discoveries Novel ionic conducting material acts like artificial muscle and plays music September 2, 2013
Research How long can a person remain conscious after being decapitated? August 30, 2013 - Updated on October 8, 2013
Discoveries Breakthrough could usher away silicon and make way for graphene transistors August 21, 2013
Space How SpaceX’s Elon Musk wants to drop space launch prices 100 fold with reusable rockets August 20, 2013 - Updated on August 21, 2013
Health How bacteria colonize the human gut – study reveals important insights August 20, 2013 - Updated on August 21, 2013
Remote sensing Why there’s supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way August 13, 2013 - Updated on October 25, 2017
Diseases Breakthroughs against malaria: highly effective vaccine developed; meanwhile, anti-malaria soap wins prize August 12, 2013
Health Only 6% of Marijuana research studies medical benefits, says Dr. Sanjay Gupta August 12, 2013 - Updated on August 13, 2013
Health This is not SciFi: software update slated for bionic eye will grant higher resolution and colour vision August 8, 2013 - Updated on November 16, 2020
Discoveries XKeyScore – the NSA’s secret tool that collects and reveals ‘nearly everything a user does on the internet’ August 1, 2013
Environmental Issues Some 1,700 US cities under threat of going under-water by 2100 July 31, 2013 - Updated on November 23, 2016
Climate Earth’s oceans will boil away, leaving the planet as barren as Venus – in about 1 billion years or so July 31, 2013
Home science Households can save big time by using 3D printers for common items July 30, 2013 - Updated on July 31, 2013
Discoveries Children can recover from an autism diagnosis, study finds July 30, 2013 - Updated on July 29, 2023
