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Researchers have developed a method of making french fries that results in a healthier bite without sacrificing crispiness.

Documents show that one of Google’s new data centers would be powered by a natural gas plant that emits millions of tons of emissions each year—an increasingly common trend in the industry.

As strikes continue on Iran’s nuclear facilities, the real danger isn’t the explosion, but what happens if critical safety systems fail—and how that risk could spread across the Gulf.

Epia Neuro’s brain-computer interface will include a motorized glove to help stroke patients recover movement in their hand.

The Artemis II mission crew includes the first woman, the first Black person, and the first non-American astronaut to travel to the lunar environment.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Artemis II mission, the long-awaited (and long-delayed) human return to the moon.

Galen Buckwalter says brain-computer interfaces will have to be enjoyable to use if the technology is going to be successful.

In a letter sent Thursday morning, Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley press the Energy Information Agency to mandate annual electricity disclosure for data centers.

R3 Bio has a bold idea for replacing lab animals: genetically-engineered whole organ systems that lack a brain. The long-term goal, says a cofounder, is to make human versions.

“This will be so, so, so, so, so bad,” one analyst says.

While the United States and Europe are moving cautiously forward with clinical trials, China is racing toward the commercialization of brain implants.

A massive Western heat wave and a potential El Niño event raise concerns about a long stretch of unpredictable and extreme weather.

Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard pioneered quantum information theory. Now they’ve been awarded the highest honor in computer science.

The secret to this acrobatic skill lies in an extremely flexible part of the spine that allows cats to twist in the air and land safely.

Who needs a supercomputer when you can calculate pi with a box of sewing needles?

Researchers in Japan pioneered reprogrammed cells 20 years ago. Now the country has given the first-ever authorizations to manufacture and sell medical products based on the technology.

Evidence suggests reactivations of the varicella-zoster virus may accelerate aging and raise dementia risk. Now scientists want to know if vaccines and antivirals could help protect the brain.

The biggest US measles outbreak in decades may be over sooner than expected.

For decades, cumbersome CPAP machines have been the primary way to help people with sleep apnea. A range of new options has recently come into focus.

Analysis of the tail of 3I/Atlas reveals that it contains an anomalous proportion of methanol, a class of alcohol used in fuels.