A team attached an artificial beak to the 15-pound eagle in mid-May, improving her appearance and, more importantly, helping her grasp food.

Update to this post picked by jhordie 4 months ago

For years scientists have tried to build an electronic tongue, a robotic tasting device that could have profound applications in improving food quality and safety. But before machines learn to taste their food, they first need to learn how to chew it. Scientists report the design of an artificial mouth that mimics the first vital steps of human digestion -- chewing, saliva release and the initial ... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Artificial wombs and experiments on human embryos grown in the lab will be commonplace and no big deal ethically in 30 years, several scientists predict. They envision a scenario just like test-tube babies, which shocked us 30 years ago but now are fairly routine and acceptable to most people. picked by deEPCHIll 3 months ago

The eggs are due to hatch soon. (Scroll half way down, then choose a camera. CU = Close-up.) picked by InherentHorizon 1 year ago

Artificial human sperm could come to the aid of infertile men, according to a team of scientists who have used lab-grown sperm to inseminate female mice.

Artificial sperm could also make males totally redundant, permitting women to give birth without a biological male mate. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Grounded and caged for 27 years, Methuselah has just regained something that every self-respecting golden eagle needs: her wings. picked by doggylives 7 months ago

On the ground, in the water, or on the fly, Evie the White Tailed Eagle always gets her tennis ball. picked by tigertony 1 month ago

Artificial DNA has long time eluded nano-technologists, but Japanese researchers are claiming to have created successfully created 4 bases that pair in a double helix like the natural stuff. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

The purpose of the A-PRIZE is to put development of artificial life forms in the open where it should be. Today, many efforts at developing artificial life are not well publicized. The A-PRIZE will serve as a clearing house for information about the race to "Break the Carbon Barrier". With mega-universities and companies racing to create nonbiological life, now is the time for such a cle... read full post picked by michelleroberts 2 years ago

"We don't to panic anyone, but a minion of Satan just washed up on a beach in Montauk, New York. The beast looks a bit like a dog with the sharp beak of an eagle, or possibly a shell-less turtle with the dark eyes of a griffin. Either way, it's definitely a portent of the coming apocalypse." picked by merzbabe 3 months ago

“Our artificial corneas are based on a commercially available polymer which absorbs no water and allows no cells to grow on it,” says IAP project manager Dr. Joachim Storsberg. picked by thinkpozzitive 8 months ago

Toddler Ollie Drew is hoping for a heart transplant this year. Aged just 14 months old, Ollie is the only person in the country to be kept alive with an artificial heart. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Without its beak, a woodpecker would be up a gumtree. But as the well-endowed fellow shows, it's possible to have too much of a good thing. The great spotted male, a regular visitor to a garden in North Yorkshire, has a bill more than twice the normal size. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Man gets court ordered to apologize to bald eagle after being convicted of endangered species harrassment picked by courtsmooch 2 years ago

A lot of foods for children include artificial food color and additives (AFCAs). These AFCAs significantly increase hyperactive behaviors in children. The negative effect, brought by the AFCAs, can last till middle childhood. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

A team led by an Indian researcher has developed an electronic nose coated with mouse urine, which they say, can help sniff out trace quantities of explosives or pollutants, or pick out different smells for food quality control. Yeah! picked by suebe 5 months ago

Mass produced artificial diamonds are now of the same technical quality as naturally found ones. I knew I should have gotten my wife a cubic zirconium. picked by jaxomlotus 2 years ago

UK researchers have used artificial snot (nasal mucus) to significantly enhance the performance of 'electronic noses'.

(I wanted to throw up when posting theme pic) picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

An animal research center in northern China has appealed to the world for help to fashion an artificial leg for a panda that lost a limb in a fight, local media reported on Thursday. picked by suebe 2 years ago

A dolphin at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan has been given a new lease of life, after being fitted with an artificial fin. Unfortunately, it can only swim with it for a few hours at a time before it must be removed. picked by Browntrout 2 years ago