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Breast milk exchanges are taking off in parts of the Philippines thanks to government-sponsored incentives for both donors and recipients.

Researchers are using robotics to create machines that will allow babies with motor skill challenges to move themselves. Theoretically, this will help their brain development match that of their typically-developing peers.

Update 11/4: A few hours after I published this post, Mayor Bloomberg decided to cancel the marathon for the reason I develop below.  See my analysis of Bloomberg’s surprising last-minute […]

Far from being a science-fiction dream, “future cities” are slowly coming within the grasp of reality. An article reviews a number of different projects from around the world.

Evidence of plagiarism by students taking free noncredit online courses begs the question: Why cheat if the outcome doesn’t count for anything?

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), if current smoking trends continue, “tobacco could kill a billion people around the world in this century.” 

Twenty years after Hurricane Andrew, the third iteration of the “Wall of Wind” hurricane simulator provides scientists and construction industry experts with new ways to measure and improve on building material integrity.

The increase in electric cars may lead to extra demands — and costs — on power grids during the early evening hours. Researchers are looking for ways around this dilemma that won’t hobble sustainability efforts.

In an attempt to mitigate the growing environmental nuisance caused by iguana overpopulation, Puerto Rico is offering incentives to businesses that will open slaughterhouses that will export iguana meat to eager customers in other countries.

A diet rich in Vitamin C may decrease the harmful effects of air pollution for people who suffer from chronic lung diseases.

Is Salman Rushdie a blasphemer or a humanizer? 

Butter on your popcorn could give you Alzheimer’s according to new studies. 

Researchers chart the slow and unsteady rise of female representation in printed media by focusing on one part of speech: the humble pronoun.

Previous studies vastly underestimate the death toll associated with landslides, prompting calls by researchers to pay much closer attention to the effects of overdevelopment in vulnerable parts of the globe.

A startup company has received a grant to create artificial meat using bio-ink and a 3D printing process.

The increase in digital technology penetration in Muslim-majority countries is creating revolutionary changes in many aspects, and not just when it comes to politics.

The United States has been the world’s “guardian of the state system, and of open expression and free trade.” Should the United States cease to be this “guardian,” it would cause a turn of events that would lead to empires.

Hoteliers in Europe are creating here-this-week-gone-next-week accommodations for travelers who want the convenience of a camp but the amenities of a resort.

Research dig deeper into theory that “men are able to not only detect when women are ovulating, but find them more attractive.”

According to a study, a man’s preference in body type is influenced by his environment.

Drunk driving, not being attentive, road rage and sleep deprivation are the most common causes of a car accident. Now reports say, being obese can put a person at risk of having a car accident. 

We pay special attention to the history of an object – where it has been, who created it, what touched it – because object’s history is what really matters when it comes to its value.

Researchers asked people what they wanted out of the storytelling experience and boiled the answers down to four things: immersion, interactivity, integration, and impact.

A recent study reveals that the homeless use social networking just like everyone else, and that it helps them gain an increased sense of belonging to the wider community.

A new book describes the honeycomb of elevated walkways and underground tunnels that make Hong Kong an example of a new kind of three-dimensional urbanism.

A new security-based system, available for purchase later this year, will stop a cyberattack on your computer…and then launch a counterattack.

Microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation – “maser” technology – has been redesigned for practical use, with revolutionary implications for a variety of detection devices.

A camera, worn on a finger and providing data to a smartphone, combines augmented reality with wearable technology.

In order to remake the economy to increase the well-being and happiness for all people, there are some new proposed tenets of economic freedom to address.

The best case against drone warfare as it is being waged lies in the fact that the campaign is being conducted in secret, shrouded from public view, unguided by any clear standards and immune from oversight.