Science magazine has unveiled its 2015 "Breakthrough of the Year" and the winner is a gene-editing technology that experts say will change life as we know it -- potentially revolutionizing medicine, ...

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Scientists are uncovering ways to reverse the lifelong trend of cognitive aging. Whether infusing older mice with younger blood or improving mental ability through video games, it's increasingly clear ...

The blistering advance of technology we are experiencing in the 21st century is nothing short of mind-boggling, and the rate of change being exponential, 2015 was by definition the busiest year yet.

Science is largely an additive pursuit, with advances building on previous advances. Only rarely does a major breakthrough, such as the ones Thomas Kuhn described in his landmark 1962 book “The ...

As the year ends, the Science desk of The New York Times asked its reporters to choose the stories that were the most memorable. These are their selections, with a focus on space, climate change, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Dec. 29, 2015) -- In 2015, the U.S. Army's homepage published dozens of stories regarding technology being developed by engineers and scientists across the force. Among ...

The scientific method is a painstaking process of observing nature, asking questions, formulating testable hypotheses, conducting experiments and collecting data ... and then sometimes just making ...

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