
Brain-Spine Interface Allows Paralyzed Man to Walk Using His Thoughts
A device provides a connection between the brain and spinal cord, allowing thought to control movement
A device provides a connection between the brain and spinal cord, allowing thought to control movement
Investments in research and development are likely to drop—even if the worst-case scenario is avoided
A flexible, conductive membrane that can pass sensory information to the brain and muscles is a step towards artificial skin
The huge watery cloud spurting from Enceladus could carry the ingredients for life farther into space than previously known
Used diapers can replace up to 40 percent of the sand that is typically used in making concrete, lowering costs and keeping more trash out of landfills
Specialists speculate that a Chinese spacecraft that spent nine months in Earth’s orbit might be similar to a U.S. space plane, and it could have research or military uses...
Genetic resilience found in a person predisposed to early-onset dementia could potentially lead to new treatments
A CRISPR gene-editing technique might have finally cracked the mystery of how death cap mushrooms kill and revealed a possible antidote
At 25 days old, these specimens could be the oldest primate embryos ever grown outside the womb
The U.K.’s fertility regulator reveals that at least one child has been born using mitochondrial replacement therapy, but the procedure’s effectiveness remains to be seen...
U.S. Food and Drug advisers show unanimous support to approve the use of the birth control medication Opill without a prescription
Exotic particles called nonabelions could fix quantum computers’ error problem
The World Health Organization has declared that COVID is no longer a “public health emergency of international concern” but cautions that it is still an ongoing health issue
Findings suggest that the amyloid-targeting drug candidate slows cognitive decline in some people, but questions remain over its potential side effects
Bioengineers are drawing on rapidly evolving machine-learning tools, deep reservoirs of data and the firepower of a program called AlphaFold2 to pursue more sophisticated de novo protein designs...
Here’s what’s next after the U.S. National Ignition Facility’s breakthrough on nuclear fusion last year
The Environmental Protection Agency has released draft regulations that set the stage for a huge transition to electric vehicles
Microphones capture ultrasonic crackles from plants that are water-deprived or injured
Researchers recovered lithium from batteries on a small scale by using mechanical force
TRAPPIST-1b is probably an airless rock, but the same may not be true for its six Earth-sized siblings
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