Massive vats of fake meat brewed in goo could change how we eat
With the first company set up to market artificial meat, we explore the challenges ahead for this farm-free alternative that has chefs pondering its use
23andMe relaunches direct-to-consumer tests for genetic disease
US company gains FDA approval for selling a test that gives information about your risk of passing on faulty genes, two years after its last test was banned
Swarms of pumpkin-like robots could explore and map the oceans
A start-up is developing autonomous spherical seafaring drones that could scan the seas for everything from missing aircraft to coral reefs
Exploding stars could be lit by hearts of dark matter
If supernovae were triggered by companion stars, then why are most of them missing in action? A new theory suggests dark matter lights the fuse instead
Rosetta’s comet has oxygen made before the solar system’s birth
Molecular oxygen has been spotted on a comet for the first time, which could help solve a mystery about when the substance first appeared in the solar system
One Per Cent
Drones to record skiers in action, Facebook makes public posts searchable, and is Uber planning a self-driving taxi?
Watch Two American Astronauts Live on Their First Spacewalk
Starting around 8 am Eastern time, two American astronauts stepped outside the comfort of the International Space Station and into the emptiness of space.
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First known case of a lizard growing six new tails at once
Lizards can lose their tail to distract predators, and then grow a new one. For the first time a lizard has been seen growing six new tails, not one
Tuberculosis now leading cause of death from infectious disease
Despite global incidence declining, TB now kills as many people as HIV. Much more needs to be done to reach new UN targets of ending the epidemic by 2030
Argentina May Have Figured Out How to Get GMOs Right
They're illegal in Europe and corporatized in the US, but genetically modified food crops might save Latin American farming.
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