Cure your broken heart with a fully functioning lab-grown replacement? Not exactly. Create a miniature, self-sufficient structural equivalent to a heart organ using human cells? That seems to be possible,...

They say that potty-training toddlers requires an intensive amount of patience and determination. But can you imagine potty-training cows? Yes, you read that right. According to a recent article published...

From wooden peg legs to metal scraps to modern day hyper-realistic cyborg creations, prosthetics have changed in appearance over the centuries; the question is, what will they advance to in the future?...

If the bees die, we all die. These tiny pollinators are vital for ecosystems around the world, yet pesticides introduced into the habitats of bees are detrimental to their survival. Toxic chemicals are...

As humans, we require an abundance of nutrients to maintain our health. In fact, this is true of every living inhabitant of our planet. When pondering our space in the pale-blue world we share on this...

Imagine not leaving your office for months at a time. Add sleep deprivation, social isolation and life-or-death situations to the mix, and you have the typical work experience on the International Space...

As the lunch bell signals your middle school class to the cafeteria, your peer is swarmed by students to look at their freshly applied cast. By the end of the lunch period, the once-solid, colored wrap...

It seems a day does not go by without hearing about some miracle procedure happening for patients around the globe. Yesterday was the first robot assisted heart transplant, and today is the use of stem...

Heart disease impacts over 30 million Americans each year, making it the number one silent killer among Americans today. In a recent study published in the journal, Circulation: Heart Failure,...

Reduce, reuse, and recycle—We have all heard this phrase so many times that the concept of “going green” often makes many eyes roll. Interestingly enough, a sustainable future...

When referring to magnets, opposites attract. Psychological research firmly supports that this statement is far from applicable to humans. Rather, we exhibit an affinity for those similar to ourselves...

Diets are no different than fashion trends. They gain popularity, become exhausted by the public, disappear and then cycle back decades later. However, as blue becomes the new black and the A-listers...