Solar-powered plane embarks on its first transcontinental flight

Associated Press

The experimental airplane took off from Switzerland Thursday with the goal of reaching North Africa next week.

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The science behind sin

Researchers are trying to make sense of our darker impulses, and may just help save us from ourselves.

Monkey’s death shows dangers of toys for research animals

A macaque monkey died in its cage at a Brigham and Women’s Hospital facility in April while playing with a toy designed to enrich the lives of research animals.

Space station docks first privately built craft

SpaceX made history as the first private company to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station.

Dragon capsule arrives at ISS for historic docking

The capsule, launched by private company SpaceX, arrived at the International Space Station today, making it the first commercial delivery to space.

DNA to be used to answer Bigfoot question

European researchers are planning to use new techniques to analyze DNA that could help crack the mystery of whether Bigfoot exists. In a project announced this week, Oxford University and Lausanne Museum of Zoology scientists appealed to museums, scientists, and Yeti aficionados to share hair samples thought to be from the mythical ape-like creature.