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I hereby nominate the African crested rat, Lophiomys imhausi, for entry into the Most Badass Mammals in the World Hall of Fame. Here’s why: when these reckless rodents are faced with a ravenous predator...

Patents, while at first glance seem to be rather dry and unremarkable, are invariably affecting everything that you do, especially when it comes to technology — but some are beginning to suggest that patents...

A few weeks ago, Stuart Hughes’ T-Rex bone, diamond and gold encrusted iPad 2 was all over science and tech news sections and blogs, blowing people away with the US$ 8 million price tag...

Modern scientists have determined that life originated from single celled organisms. They also believe that over millions of years these cells grew in complexity, eventually giving rise to the biological diversity that colours our...

Sooner rather than later you may be able to forget about the troubles of waiting for an organ donor, instead, you will be able to have one grown specifically for you from scratch. In...

I have been slave to many an academic institution over the course of my (nearly) 22 years of life. Since entering school at the age of four, I have (for the most part) rigorously...

Riots in England An initially peaceful protest for Mark Duggan, who was killed by police on Aug. 4 sparked riots in London that spread throughout the country between Aug. 6 and 9.The violence included...