From why it was created to whether it’s alive, here’s what to know about SpudCell, the latest advance in synthetic biology. By K. R. Callaway SpudCell is a synthetic cell made by scientists at the ...

A Federal Communications Commission proposal to collect more identifying information from phone users has drawn protests from privacy-focused groups and advocates for domestic violence survivors. The ...

Picture the ocean floor a short distance off the coast: flat, sandy, swept by currents, and almost empty. Then a steel leg several metres across gets driven into that sand. Within months, something ...