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Those who can remember what they ate on a day ten years ago can be fooled by tests that distort memories
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A Toronto-based fashion house teamed up with a military contractor to make a protective fabric from carbon nanotubes
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Genetic testing of people with Caribbean ancestry reveals evidence of indigenous population collapse and specific waves of slave trade
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The Foodini may allow people to painlessly prepare healthier meals instead of reaching for that factory-processed stuff sitting in the freezer
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New maps of global forest loss find that while Brazil is decreasing its rate of deforestation, many other nations are rapidly losing forest cover
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Experts have long known that trans fat isn't good for us, but research has turned up surprises—chocolate and chili peppers can help us lose fat
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A new exhibition in Washington, D.C., claims that humans have an affinity for curves—and there is scientific data to prove it
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New analysis of the insides of ancient drinkware shows chemical traces of Capsicum species, proof positive that its owners made spicy beverages
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The Japanese automaker is working to bring to market a car that actually resembles an aircraft, with its unique aerodynamic styling
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Male and female red-sided garter snakes have antagonistic genitals, evolved to further the interests of their respective gender
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The fossil belongs to a newly discovered species called Panthera blytheae and is between four and five million years old
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A German startup has developed the Sphyke C3N to secure your bicycle bits without you having to carry a key
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Toyota's FV2 is engineered to make cars "Fun to Drive, Again." But it might be too far out to ever become a reality
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An industrial design major has made it possible to make precise cuts without rulers or a heavy-duty guillotine
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Simply by looking at geotagged tweets, an algorithm can track the spread of flu and predict which users are going to get sick
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They're now able to detect the clumps of toxic proteins that destroy the brain. One day they may be able to get rid of them
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A new book of breathtaking aerial photography by Bernhard Edmaier explains how the planet's vividly colored landscapes and seascapes came to be
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MIT students have developed Wristify, a wearable cooling and heating system designed to regulate body temperature and save on energy bills
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The Painting Fool, a computer program, can create portraits based on its mood, assess its work and learn from its mistakes
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A remarkable fossil from China captures two froghoppers copulating, showing how the insects' genital structures haven't changed despite time's passage
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