A Startup Is Pushing the Boundaries of Biology with Synthetic DNA

Dr. Floyd Romesberg, one of the company?s co-founders, made news last year when he and a team of scientists successfully incorporated two synthetic nucleotide bases into th...

The Machine That Promises To Turn Carbon Pollution Into 'Diamonds From The Sky'

"We have found a way to use atmospheric CO2 to produce high-yield carbon nanofibers," George Washington University?s Stuart Licht, Ph.D, said in a statement announcing his ...

The Machine That Promises To Turn Carbon Pollution Into 'Diamonds From The Sky'

"We have found a way to use atmospheric CO2 to produce high-yield carbon nanofibers," George Washington University?s Stuart Licht, Ph.D, said in a statement announcing his ...

Who Killed The Venus Flytrap?

The Venus flytrap is one of the most iconic and well-known plant species in the world. It's a hearty favorite that's easy to propagate indoors, which is why it's found in n...

Pope Francis Isn't the Only Religious Leader Calling for Action on Climate Change

Islamic leaders from twenty countries announced on Tuesday a declaration urging governments around the world to secure an international agreement on combating climate chang...

One Small Optical Chip, One Giant Leap For Quantum Computing

Today marked the unveiling of a reprogrammable optical chip that is capable of processing photons in an infinite variety of ways. This development marks a massive step towa...

Target Rejects Gender Labels For Toy Sections After Consumer Outcry

Target is abandoning a practice that it believes sends the wrong message to its customers — and some of them are threatening to stop shopping at the retail chain as a...

CNN-IBN Goes On ‘Mission Bengaluru’

Special series on the upcoming Bengaluru Municipal Elections~

New Delhi, 14 August 2015: As the city of Bengaluru gets ready for the upcoming munic...

Zen And The Art Of Dying Well

What is the ??ight??way to die? We??e experiencing a zeitgeist moment about that. ??eing Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End,??by Atul Gawande, is a best-selling b...