Thousands of people already love chocolate for its taste, but researchers at the University of Cambridge have found that this indulgence may also have a health benefit.
The Turanor PlanetSolar, the first 100 percent solar-powered vessel, will attempt to circumnavigate the world from Singapore and is scheduled to arrive back in Monaco next May. Researchers have recently been able to measure the existence of the evanescent magnesium atom with great precision. DNA left on deer remains could be used in the future to identify deer poachers. NASA has unveiled a plan to study the moon from crust to core. -compiled by Surabhi Bhatt, Adnin Zaman and Faiza Arif
Who: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and researchers from the University of Michigan What: Scientists have mounted piezoelectric generators on the wings of the Green June Beetle. The devices, which use pressure to generate electricity, power implanted mind control chips.
Breakthrough stem cell research at Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif. has the potential to revive endangered species.
Researchers at the Technical University in Munich have created a microchip sensor which is able to monitor tumor growth based on oxygen saturation.
More than 12 million people are at risk in what is now called the worst famine to hit Africa in the past 60 years - and according to the United Nations, the famine has yet to reach its peak.
In medical school, one of the first lessons we are taught when learning to interview patients is how to be an active listener.
Who: Singularity University and DIY Drones What: Matternet is an integrated system of software and drones which can be used for deliveries in remote locations of Africa, supplying rural areas with medical supplies, food and other materials.
Researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles have developed a portable microscope with the ability to detect E.coli and other bacteria.
The U.K. National Physical Laboratory's atomic clock has become nearly twice as accurate as before because of a better understanding of wave frequencies and the disturbances which cause those frequencies to shift.
Mosquitoes carrying malaria have almost disappeared in regions of sub-Saharan Africa, and data from Tanzania, Eritrea, Rwanada, Kenya and Zambia all suggest that the incidence of malaria is dropping quickly, Danish scientists reported in an article for Malaria Journal.
The University opened its doors April 4 to a new developmental saga - the Emily Couric Cancer Center.
It's the start of the school year, and you're inundated with email. After each class, your iPhone seems to take on new weight, straining under the heft of 20 plus new emails which demand your attention.
About: A Commercial Space Station houses seven guests in four cabins 217 miles away from Earth.
The Institute of Medicine published a report Thursday debunking the commonly held belief that there is a link between the MMR (measles-mumps-rubella) vaccine and autism. A cesium fountain clock near London, England calculates time within two 10 million billionths of a second, making it the world's most accurate long-term timekeeper. Researchers at the University of College Cork and McMaster University have found that probiotic bacteria may reduce anxiety. Physicists have a developed a "quantum dot thermometer" which is able to take the temperature of single cells -compiled by Surabhi Bhatt, Faiza Arif and Adnin Zaman
The planned James Webb Space Telescope is one of the National Aeronatics and Space Administration's top priorities, but it is currently in a precarious situation.
The Standard Model of particle physics postulates the existence of the Higgs boson, a hypothetical mass elementary particle.
Surgeons are using a new incisionless form of surgery called PerOral Endoscopic Myotomy to treat esophageal disorders. Investigators at Stanford University have discovered that dysfunctional signaling between the cerebral cortex and thalamus promotes absence seizures, especially in young patients. European Space Agency and Russia have begun talks about the possibility of manned flights to Mars. With help from DARPA, IBM has designed a new brain-based computer chip intended to learn and remember new stored information. A newly discovered Icelandic current is expected to affect the North Atlantic Climate in the coming decades. -compiled by Aradhya Nigam
What: The SAMARAI monocopter is an autonomous drone which uses a single wing to facilitate its graceful spiraling. Who: Lockheed Martin just unveiled its monocopter for display at the AUVSI Drone Extravaganza, testing its ability to control the vehicle's distance and maneuverability. Future: Lockheed Martin intends to use the monocopter for surveillance and possibly for dispersing payloads throughout a region.
The U.S. Office of Naval Research reported it has developed a new explosive material technology capable of exploding with five times the energy of current missiles.
