Imagine if you could look at something once and remember it forever.
You would never have to ask for directions again. Now a group of scientists has isolated a protein that mega-boosts your ability to remember what you see.
A group of Spanish researchers reported today in Science that they may have stumbled upon a substance that [...]

The warp drive, one of Star Trek’s hallmark inventions, could someday become science instead of science fiction.
Some physicists say the faster-than-light travel technology may one day enable humans to jet between stars for weekend getaways. Clearly it won’t be an easy task.
The science is complex, but not strictly impossible, according to some researchers studying how [...]

A British adventurer plans to set off Wednesday in a home-made vehicle which can transform itself from a car into an aircraft in minutes — destination Timbuktu.
On the ground the Skycar runs on a biofuel-powered engine, and can accelerate from zero to 100 kilometres (60 miles) per hour in 4.5 seconds.
But with a powerful fan [...]

The tiny tangled threads of the world’s oldest spider web have been found encased in a prehistoric piece of amber, a British scientist said Monday.
Oxford University paleobiologist Martin Brasier said the 140-million-year-old webbing provides evidence that arachnids had been ensnaring their prey in silky nets since the dinosaur age.
He also said the strands were linked [...]