Discarded computer parts could one day wind up fueling your car. That's because researchers have developed a simple, efficient method for recycling printed circuit boards into environmentally-friendly raw materials for use in fuel, plastic, and other use

In their fight against cancer, doctors have just gained an impressive new weapon to add to their arsenal. Researchers have developed a chip that can save lives by diagnosing certain cancers even before patients become symptomatic.

Satellite imagery obtained from NASA will help archeologist Bill Middleton peer into the ancient Mexican past.

Astronomers have discovered a speedy spinning pulsar in an elongated orbit around an apparent Sun-like star, a combination never seen before, and one that has them puzzled about how the strange system developed.

Palaeontologists have discovered fossil remains in Scandinavia of parrots dating back 55 million years.

A team of Penn State researchers has developed a simple artificial cell with which to investigate the organization and function of two of the most basic cell components: the cell membrane and the cytoplasm

New Cars Are Gathering Information On You That Might Interest Insurance Companies, Advertisers, Government.

A dentist's injection typically causes numbness for several hours. This experience could soon be history.

Census of Marine Life-affiliated scientists, plumbing the secrets of a vast underwater mountain range south of New Zealand, captured the first images of a novel "Brittlestar City."

MIT engineers have improved the power output of one type of fuel cell by more than 50 percent through technology that could help these environmentally friendly devices find a much broader market, particularly in portable electronics.