Simulation of electrical activity in a “virtual brain slice” formed from seven unitary digital reconstructions of neocortical microcircuits from part of a rat’s brain. A group of international scientists have digitally recreated a part of a rat’s brain using supercomputers. The accomplishment can lead to infinite possibilities, including the reconstruction of the human brain. What... 

Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Mazda and Mitsubishi’s cars are shown to emit significantly more NOx pollution on the road than in regulatory tests. Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Mazda and Mitsubishi have joined the growing list of manufacturers whose diesel cars are known to emit significantly more pollution on the road than in regulatory tests, according to data obtained by the Guardian. In more realistic on-road... 

The US and UK are undermining the measures by the UN to control the use of “killer robots” in an attempt to safeguard their investments, experts say. “A lot of money is going into development(of lethal autonomous weapons) and people will want a return on their investment,” said Christof Heyns, the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions in an interview... 

Inventors at Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces have suggested the idea of using laser-generated holography instead of the country’s latest Yars intercontinental ballistic missile systems to disorient potential foes; the laser-generated technology will be unveiled in October at the international exhibition of Russia’s Defense Ministry. “Large-scale holographic images, identical in their dimensions... 

Elon Musk has unveiled his latest auto creation. Tesla appears to finally be staking its claim in the world of fast cars, with a monster electric SUV that is not only the safest ever built, but can do 0 to 60 in just over three seconds. That is without mentioning all the things that make this new line appear as though it’s arrived straight from the future, like the intelligent ‘falcon doors’... 

The hi-tech razor is powered by a small laser, cutting through hair without burning them, the inventors say. As a result, they promise the potentially groundbreaking device will leave no scratches, razor burn, itch, or irritation. Plus, they say the shave is eco-friendly: two billion razors are reportedly discarded each year in the US only, and the Skarp razor’s cartridge won’t need replacing. Also,... 

An illustration depicting the three basic types of viruses. (Wadsworth Thomson Learning) Thanks to a newly developed test, doctors can now diagnose virtually any virus known to infect people and animals, researchers say. There are thousands of viruses known to cause illness in people and animals. The sheer quantity of the viruses makes their diagnosis very difficult and time-consuming as it involves... 

A waist-down paralyzed man regained his ability to walk after neurosurgeons connected his brain’s waves to his knees’ neurons. A man with the paralysis of the lower body has regained the power to walk after his brain signals were transmitted artificially to the receptor neurons of his legs. The 26-year-old American, who picked up a spinal cord injury (SCI) in a motorbike accident about five years... 

A YouTube UFO hunter who calls himself Mr. Enigma, claims to have spotted a rock formation on Mars that allegedly “looks eerily similar” to one of the world’s most famous and mysterious landmarks, the ancient English monument, Stonehenge. “Now, I know the formation isn’t an exact match [for Stonehenge]” Mr. Enigma notes in the video. “Nor am I saying this is indeed a Stonehenge... 

Encryption has become a top priority for those wanting to protect their privacy online, but US whistleblower Edward Snowden says the security measure could be making it impossible to detect signals sent from…aliens. Snowden’s comments were made during an interview on the ‘StarTalk’ podcast of astrophysicist and science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson. The whistleblower was... 

A 3D illustration of a metasurface skin cloak made from an ultrathin layer of nanoantennas covering an arbitrarily shaped object. American scientists say they have developed an ultra-thin invisibility cloak that can wrap around a 3D object and hide it from detection. Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California, Berkeley have... 

Hydra is a genus of small, simple, fresh-water animals that possess radial symmetry. Hydra are predatory animals belonging to the phylum Cnidaria and the class Hydrozoa. They can be found in most unpolluted fresh-water ponds, lakes, and streams in the temperate and tropical regions and can be found by gently sweeping a collecting net through weedy areas. They are multicellular organisms which are... 

Researcher at the University of Coimbra in Portugal is awarded “Young Scientist Award” for the invention that is shaking the scientific community to its roots: a cell phone that can detect human emotions. This exciting invention is at the prototype stage but has already aroused interest far and wide. The new invention won David Nunes, the researcher, an international award. And if the... 

Photo released by Iran’s official IRNA news agency shows remains of a human skeleton recovered in Lapuyi Hill near the southern city of Shiraz. Archaeologists have recovered an ancient skeleton in southern Iran, claiming that it relates to thousands of years before. Iran’s official IRNA news agency said Wednesday that the human remains found during excavations on the historic hills in Fars... 

This view from NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows part of “Marathon Valley,” a destination on the western rim of Endeavour Crater, as seen from an overlook north of the valley. Elon Musk dropped some hot comments on the Stephen Colbert show, suggesting nuking Mars and calling it a ‘fixer-upper’ planet, proving his celebrity status by kicking off the show’s second...