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(Phys.org) -- Melanin – the pigment that colours skin, eyes and hair – could soon be the face of a new generation of biologically friendly electronic devices used in applications such as medical sensors and tissue stimulation treatments.

When Petra Cahill’s parents married in 1962, the pill was not yet legal, college tuition was a three-figure cost and most women didn't work outside the home.

Sometimes a scientist can only laugh in the face of a seemingly insurmountable challenge.

Almost two weeks after disaster struck Japan, thousands of displaced survivors are still struggling to find adequate food, water and shelter in the face of disease and radiation scares. Lucy Craft reports from Tokyo.

Ah, the stuff of romance: lye in the face, strategic dismemberment and murder. (And you thought your lovers’ spats were bad.) Here are 11 true stories of lovers who committed crimes due to jealousy, desperation or a longing for adventure