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Incredibly powerful supercomputers and a willingness to acknowledge that they're not perfect has made weather scientists become much more effective in forecasting hurricanes.
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A Microsoft prototype called Digits could put the power to control everything from TV screens to smart phones in a device you wear on your wrist
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The war on cancer has been going on for more than 40 years. Here are 10 small--and maybe not so small--victories scientists have had this year
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It sounds funny, but when Google created a huge computer network that was able to identify cats from YouTube videos, it was a big leap forward for artificial intelligence.
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A lot of police departments will soon have their own flying robots. How far should they be allowed to go in shooting video from the sky?
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The Hestia project draws on a variety of data sources to paint a comprehensive picture of a city's greenhouse gas metabolism
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Here are 10 things scientists have learned about trees this year. Thanks to climate change, it's not a pretty picture.
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Cutting-edge research in regenerative medicine suggests that the future of health care may lie in getting the body to grow new parts and heal itself.
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New research suggests that most people may not be as committed to their moral principles as they think they are
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Set to be christened in 2013, this new naval warship will amaze, leaving almost no wake in the open seas
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Smith trucks are powered by batteries, not diesel, which could make a big difference in the fight against climate change
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A new breed of scientists says that if you want to understand why people make financial decisions, you need to see what's going on inside their brains
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Here's the latest on robots that work with humans, a revolutionary camera, home 3-D printers, mobile wallets and Google's driverless car
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Thanks to GPS, sensors, artificial intelligence and even algorithms based on the behavior of E. coli, it's possible to imagine the end of commuting madness
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Man's best friend is becoming a key player in fighting cancer, allowing scientists to speed up the process of connecting dots between genetics and disease
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When models wore Google's goggles on the runway, it signaled that the next wave of digital devices may actually go post-geek.
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Apple's iPhone 5 will get all the attention this month, but here are some lesser-known innovations whose time has also come
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Rovers that ride winds on Venus, robots that roll like tumbleweeds and other wild ideas for exploring space
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Scientists are taking a closer look at the extremely rare people who remember everything from their pasts. And yes, their brains are different.
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The hub of Richard Branson's plans for Virgin Galactic, where tourists and scientists alike take off for the great beyond
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