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South Korean scientists say there is new hope for diabetics with experiments in animals demonstrating that insulin producing cells can be successfully transplanted from one species to another. The researchers attribute the success of the experime..

After a fight and before forgiveness often comes an apology.

Bright ideas/iStock. Our ability to find and share information today is potentially limitless. But how did we get here

On 26th November 2011 at 15:02 , NASA launched its Mars Science Laboratory mission.

When a researcher asks a volunteer to slide head-first into the open eye of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine, the expectation is that the device's magnetic field will penetrate the skull to produce a faithful picture of the brain without changing its behavior.

When a researcher asks a volunteer to slide head-first into the open eye of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine, the expectation is that the device's magnetic field will penetrate the skull to produce a faithful picture of the brain without changing its behavior. A new study suggests, however, that MRI machines do, in fact, manipulate brain activity--and they change the brain in a way that helps treat depression. In other words, MRIs may be unintentional antidepressants

Alberta’s $57 million carbon-cutting program is failing, according to the latest report from the Canadian province’s auditor-general, Merwan Saher. Like many such programs around the world, it includes an emissions trading scheme , which allows polluters to meet their emissions reductions targets by buying carbon offsets from a selection of approved projects.

Alberta’s $57 million carbon-cutting program is failing, according to the latest report from the Canadian province’s auditor-general, Merwan Saher. Like many such programs around the world, it includes an emissions trading scheme , which allows polluters to meet their emissions reductions targets by buying carbon offsets from a selection of approved projects.

'Tis the season… of food waste. The richest nations of the world waste some 222 million metric tons of food each year, according to the UN

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“You are what you eat.” The old adage has for decades weighed on the minds of consumers who fret over responsible food choices. Yet what if it was literally true?

MIRROR THERAPY I read with great pleasure “ Reflections on the Mind ,” by Vilayanur S. Rama

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With 100 billion neurons and trillions of synapses, your brain spins neural webs of staggering complexity. It propels you to breathe, twitch, and butter toast, and yet we remain largely ignorant of how the brain does even these simple tasks--let alone how it stirs up consciousness.