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Oribital gestures, child-like androids, robotic spacecraft--it's all in our robotic roundup.

Parents said money problems stopped them from sending son to doctor; Judge compared 8-year-old's body to concentration camp victim

Research on deadly strain of avian influenza to be put on hold, not to be published yet, WHO meeting concludes

Google's getting into hardware to take on Apple . And Apple could be planning a smaller iPad, to edge out Amazon's Kindle Fire

HealthPop: Over-eating doubles your chances of memory loss; Also, patients who are "satisfied" with their doctors are more likely to die; And, physicists in Germany develop the first "nano ear" that could make it possible to listen to bacteria, enzymes and cancer cells.

Differences in brain development may show through MRI scans before behavioral signs revealed

The economic climate abroad has potentially severe ramifications to U.S. business travel as owners lose interest in European business opportunities

They're a bit like lone wolves--which means they come with different care and feeding instructions than regular employees.

Starting a business can be hazardous to your health--who has time to think about staying fit?

In a fast-changing world, get ahead by upgrading your technology for these four processes. As a successful small business owner in 2012, there is no doubt you've been smart in running your operation. You've made it through some difficult times and that requires organization, a solid business model, and an ability to adapt

Steal this idea: At method, we have a special--and easy to replicate--way of keeping corporate culture humming even as the company grows.

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Twitter And Amex Launch Ads For Small Businesses . Twitter is making it easier for small business owners to set up business accounts and promote tweets

Yelp, the user-generated review site based in San Francisco, priced shares of its IPO between $12 and $14, and seeks to raise nearly $100 million in its upcoming IPO. On the heels of Facebook's much-buzzed-about S-1 , Yelp, another Bay Area tech company, is one step closer to going public

Meet Marci Harris, who wants to fix your broken line of communication to Congress. Marci Harris is the CEO of PopVox , a website that lets organizations and individuals weigh in on legislation making its way through Congress. Fast Company caught up with Harris to discuss the novelty of laptops in caucus meetings, the uselessness of tweeting at your Congressperson, and the difficulty of parsing the phrase, “Save the whales.” FAST COMPANY: So you’ve created a new way for Congress to ignore us

Even well-run companies can fail if you dont manage the business's financing properly. These five questions can help you minimize the risk.