The distribution of wealth follows a well-known pattern sometimes called an 80:20 rule: 80 percent of the wealth is owned by 20 percent of the people. Indeed, a report last year concluded that just eight men had a total wealth equivalent to that of the world’s…

When future generations look back on 2018 what will they remember? Not much, I suspect, except for this amazing robot that can solve a Rubik’s cube in .38 seconds. The video, above, shows the…

A new research push aims to make the silver bullet for our energy problems a reality by 2033—a very ambitious target.

The new device could help researchers see how different types of tissue respond to drugs without using lab animals. Back story: Current organ-on-a chip systems place different kinds of human cells into a device andthen push fluid through them to mimic blood…

A physicist and best-selling author, Dr. Hawking did not allow his physical limitations to hinder his quest to answer “the big question: Where did the universe come from?”

The small, streamlined design could have benefits over other devices.

Uber has halted its self-driving trials across the US after one of its autonomous vehicles was involved in a fatal accident in Tempe, Arizona.

IBM’s tiny computer is as powerful as an x86 machine from 1990.

With the science coming together, the biggest challenge facing the cultured meat industry is persuading people to eat it.

The dream of a stem-cell revolution hasn’t yet materialized—but a small study appears to have used the technology to ward off macular degeneration.

People are copying pets to preserve a physical, and spiritual, connection to dead children.

Amber Baldet discusses how to create applications that will truly disrupt the global economy while making life better for everyone

For engineers, the question of whether to store information in analog or discrete form is easy to answer. Discrete data storage has clear advantages, not least of which is that it is much more robust against degradation. Engineers have exploited this property.…