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TechShop, which bills itself as “America’s 1st Nationwide Open-Access Public Workshop,” gives the average person access to 2D and 3D building tools that are normally reserved for well-trained professionals.

A report released Tuesday says that several obstacles stand in the way of a 2015 deadline allowing civilian drone aircraft in the US, including concerns about privacy as well as overall safety.

As scientists attempt to tell the story of the last 120,000 years of human history, patterns emerge that more clearly connect the movement of humans across the continents to changes in climate.

While much of the news about ice melts has come from the Arctic, a study published this week describes interior “ice streams” and their effect on the integrity of the Antarctic ice sheet.

A recently-published study documents scientists’ use of carbon-based molecules, ice, and lasers to duplicate one theory of how life may have evolved on Earth.

A NASA scientist reveals at a recent symposium that he and his team have taken the first tiny steps towards making faster-than-light speed — generally seen as necessary for interstellar travel — a reality.

Photos released from the Dark Energy Camera (DECam) represent the first step in a project that will help astronomers better understand the makeup of the universe and the causes behind its rapid expansion.

Cureeo, a woman-led startup, aims to fill a gap by providing a site that saves artists time on sales and marketing and saves collectors time on searching for new works.

A summer promotion by Sony and Amazon offering e-books at drastically reduced prices has been extended after new data, announced today, indicates a dramatic rise in e-book sales.

The Internet Archive, which has amassed 16 years’ worth of Web page data, now offers a free searchable database containing every news program produced in the last 3 years by a range of outlets.

A visionary developer wants to go beyond Google Translate to make the Internet available to anyone, at any time, in any language.

The island is working with the people behind Wikipedia to provide tourists with paperless access to its culture and history.

A proposal by the European Commission would allow American winemakers to use “château” on their labels, which French winemakers claim would diminish the original meaning and value of the word.

In an attempt to improve its credibility and reduce corruption, the Indian government has introducing huge reforms making it easier for foreign big-box stores and other companies to invest in and help grow the economy.

A Republican-backed bill will replace the diversity visa lottery, which offers visas to people from countries with low immigration rates to the US, with a program that focuses exclusively on people with advanced STEM degrees.

The Russian government has revealed the existence of a field containing enough diamonds to turn the country into a much greater player in the gem industry.

Despite rising unemployment, Europe is suffering from a shortage of truck drivers, due to an aging population and poor working conditions. Truck manufacturers are responding by creating vehicles with better safety and comfort features.

When your biological organism passes on, who would you choose to give all your Earthly memories to (if anyone)? It may be possible to store and read memories from dead brains, say researchers. 

The wake of distrust left by the financial crisis of 2007 meant the middle class had to become more aware of their finances, to the point of ignoring much more fulfilling things, argues James Atlas. 

For the first time ever, researchers have enhanced the mental capacity of primates by implanting an electronic device in their brain which stimulates damaged neural pathways. 

How we feel at work is more a reflection of how we deal with responsibility, says Timothy Judge, professor of management at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business.

Scientists have found neurological and biological markers of violence which they hope can be assuaged through medicine. But everyone agrees that early intervention is the best strategy. 

An American cultural shift is happening, aided by technology that allows prospective parents to select the gender of their child, toward a bias in favor of baby girls over baby boys.

A team of biomedical researchers have discovered novel genes in bacteria increasingly responsible for hospital-caused infections. The discovery may result in targets for future drugs.

Dueling studies published in the British Medical Journal ask whether genetic or environmental factors are more influential when it comes to extreme weight gain.

The most rigorous and detailed analysis to date of acupuncture as a medical treatment has found that the procedure effectively relieves chronic pain associated with migraines and back aches. 

If built, the “Lowline” park will occupy an abandoned underground terminal and be populated with vegetation that gets its sunlight via advanced “remote skylight” technology.

Being an outsider has its benefits, not the least of which is an ability to think outside the box, according to a joint Johns Hopkins-Cornell study.

Scientists have long suspected that some people’s aversion to cilantro went beyond simple lack of cultural exposure. A series of studies confirms a possible genetic link.

Can’t get enough of young adult fiction even though you’re not exactly a “young adult”? According to a new study, you’re not alone…not by a long shot.