Science

A Japanese robotics firm recently received approval from the FDA to bring its futuristic HAL Robot Suit to the U.S. Cyberdyne has been developing the Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL) for nearly a decade.

A study by MIT researchers found that Uber and Lyft drivers are paid less than $4 per hour. What's worse, roughly 75% of drivers earn less than the minimum wage in their state.

Roughly 59% of U.S. social media users say it would not be hard to give up social media. Of that number, more users over 25 years old ventured to say they could easily delete apps like Facebook.

Researchers from New Zealand, including the University of Otago, used a hot water drill (pictured) to dig deep into the floating ice shelf, which is around half a mile (one km) thick .

An extreme summer is likely to follow this winter's icy conditions, providing the perfect climate for jellyfish to arrive on our shores, an expert at the National Sea Life Centre Birmingham said.

The world's most successful people are simply the luckiest, a simulation of a thousand 40-year careers shows by the University of Catania in Sicily, found.

Experts from the University of Arizona found women tend to target other women who are assertive and dominant, subverting traditional gender stereotypes (stock image)

A team of scientists, including Susan Walsh at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), were behind the genetic test that led to the claims, which have now been called into question.

The Light Phone 2 can send text messages, make phone calls and serve as an alarm clock. Likes its predecessor, the phone can't connect to social media, email or news websites.

Technology commentator Navneet Alang, based in Toronto, Canada, is concerned the true price of this trade-off of convenience with our privacy, could be constant monitoring in our homes.

The expedition, led by the Cambridge-based British Antarctic Survey, had planned to study tiny animals and plankton on the seafloor in the hope of discovering new species.

Boeing has been testing flying taxi prototypes that could one day be capable of ferrying humans to and from places, via urban 'vertiports,' not unlike Uber. The firm says flying taxis could be used in a decade.

In a tweetstorm on Thursday, CEO Jack Dorsey said he wants to assess the 'health of public conversation' on Twitter as it struggles to find a cure for trolls, bots, echo chambers and other ills.

Researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have found that no critically endangered North Atlantic right whales have been born this year.

In its strongest call yet the European Commission, based in Brussels, recommended measures that online platforms should take to stop the proliferation of extremist content.

A study from Colorado State University has uncovered clues on the processes behind deja vu and related 'premonitions', revealing how they aren’t quite as reliable as they may seem in the moment.

A diver off the coast of Florida discovered 7,000 year old human remains. The burial grounds were found at the Manasota Key Offshore archaeological site, located west of Venice, Florida.

An international team of scientists announced today that they’ve spotted signals from the earliest stars in the universe. And, in doing so, they may inadvertently have detected dark matter.

YouTube, based in San Bruno, California, brought in a team of more than 10,000 new moderators to spot fake news, misleading and extreme footage In December 2017.

Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt spoke earlier this month at the Munich Security Conference about the potential rebellion from AI cyborgs in 'one to two decades' (pictured, the Terminator).

Researchers have discovered that at least 168 tardigrade species exist in Japan. A key characteristic of the new species is its solid egg surface.

Certain caterpillars emit sounds that sound like cries when predators approach. Scientists did not know why this is until recently. A new study has shed light on the anatomy that allows it.

A powerful Silicon Valley startup has been working with the New Orleans Police Department to test a system that can predict where crimes are most likely to occur and who might commit them.

Laboratory analyses indicate that the tools, found in the area in Galicia, northwest Spain, were used to process hard materials such wood and bone and breaking up of carcasses.

The Microsoft co-founder has cast some doubt on whether or not Elon Musk's Hyperloop, which promises to ferry passengers over 300 miles in less than 30 minutes, will actually work.

The AirFish 8 is a wing-in-ground-effect craft created by Singapore firm Wigetworks that requires around 500m (1,600ft) to takeoff or land and has a range of around 300 nautical miles.

A team of battery researchers from Fudan University in Shanghai came up with a design that uses organic materials in their construction, letting them store energy at sub-zero temperatures.

In an attempt to solve some of the most enduring mysteries, a group of scientists spent several weeks diving with whale sharks in the Galapagos Islands last summer and fall.

Dutch fishermen have found an ancient partial skull and bison bone around Dogger Bank, a large sandbank in a shallow area of the North Sea about 62 miles off the east coast of England.

A team of neurologists, including from the Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, continuously monitored electrical signals in the brains of of nine people as they died.

The plane-mounted laser forms part of an anti-satellite system developed by Moscow-based weapons maker Almaz-Antey. The system involves both ground and radar elements.

Carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles sold in the UK have risen for the first time on record, as the Government's ongoing drive against diesel hits.

Scientists at Vienna University found species of methane-producing microbes on Earth that could survive the harsh conditions on Enceladus.

The cannabis market is almost completely dominated by the dangerous super-strength �skunk’ variety blamed for triggering psychotic disorders, a major study has found.

Google's $249 pocked-sized device, which is designed to clip onto furniture or other fixed objects, automatically captures subjects that wander into its viewfinder.

Many users who logged onto Facebook reported seeing a message from the firm on their News Feed outlining several new facial recognition features. The features were first launched in December.

The phone is equipped with advanced encryption technology that makes it nearly impossible to break into. Just like Snapchat, the messages will disappear after they're read.

The little bush moa, a flightless bird that was found in New Zealand, went abruptly extinct in the late 13th century as a result of overhunting. Now, scientists are working to revive the species.

The amount of land consumed by wildfires annually in North America is growing, according to a new report published in the journal Plos One. Devastating fires are becoming more frequent.

The companies are working with Berlin-based company PTScientists on the project, with a launch scheduled in 2019 from Cape Canaveral on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, Vodafone said.

Research from the University of British Columbia found that public perception towards proposed change depended heavily on whether it was before or after the change.

The massive stellar flare (artist's impression) — an energetic explosion of radiation — was spotted by a team of astronomers led by Carnegie's Meredith MacGregor and Alycia Weinberger.