Tipperary primary school takes a top prize in Stryker's national 3D printing competition: Cork primary schools St.

Shuji Nakamura already transformed the world once. His invention of blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) changed everything ...

A prototype cell partly capable of replicating itself has been created using 36 existing bacterial genes, but it's not really ...

From why it was created to whether it’s alive, here’s what to know about SpudCell, the latest advance in synthetic biology.

The idea behind LEGO Ideas is brilliant. Step 1: Put a call out to LEGO builders to pitch and design their dream sets. Step 2: Have LEGO fans vote on their favorites. Step 3: Make the winning builds ...

From chemical building blocks, scientists have created synthetic cells that have most of the hallmarks of life.

It’s a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across. So ...

Easter baskets are the Christmas stockings of spring, and there’s an art to stuffing them with a mix of delightful surprises and practical goodies without spending a gazillion dollars. So I’ve ...

A dinner party spirals into unexpected places when a couple invite their enigmatic neighbors over.