These small, segmented animals not only survived a 12-day orbital expedition, some members of the community felled by solar radiation actually recovered upon their return to Earth.

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Members of the mile-high club may soon be after an upgrade: with the onset of space tourism, we could see the 62-mile-high club. And it's more than just a giggle for thrill-seekers: last month, Nasa advisor Dr Jason Kring called for the US space agency t

Industry gets to use only a fraction of the science and technology available at federal laboratories. Federal labs do not usually apply the business development.a substantial percentage of industrial patents are based on science funded by government.

once a tagged item is associated with a particular individual, personally identifiable information can be obtained and then aggregated to develop a profile,� the U.S. Government Accountability Office concluded in a 2005 report on RFID.Get Conscious

Before testing for life on other planets, it's useful to practice on barren areas of the Earth. One such place is Rio Tinto in Spain, where conditions are analogous to Mars.

Scientists have discovered why one of the world's most important agricultural diseases emerged, according to research published in the September issue of the Journal of General Virology.

Leonardo's ideas were vastly ahead of his time. He conceptualised a helicopter, a tank, concentrated solar power, a calculator, the double hull and outlined a rudimentary theory of plate tectonics.

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Scientists have developed a robot that appears to react emotionally to the way it is treated, relaxing when it is shown kindness and flinching at anger. Heart Robot has a beating heart, a breathing belly, and sensors that respond to movement, noise and