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A landmark study has described a new method to detect signs of consciousness in unresponsive brain-injured patients using a simple EEG scan​. The research also suggests the EEG data can predict which patients have a high chance of regaining consciousness and recovering.

​Open source hardware and software company Arduino has teamed up with Google to develop and launch the Arduino Science Kit Physics Lab. Designed for students aged 11 to 14, the kit helps kids experiment with forces, motion, magnetism and conductivity.​

A field study of the deadly 2014 landslide in Washington State is providing new insights into how such large-scale slides operate. A team from the US Geological Survey did detailed measurements and sampling of the post-disaster site, allowing them to build a detailed timescale of the event.

In an effort to make conventional aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles get along, NASA is embarking on the latest in a series of flight tests using specially adapted drones and manned "intruder" aircraft, to evaluate new technologies and help develop new regulations.

What's better than a pickup truck — or even a Jeep Gladiator — loaded with motorcycles? A mystical BMW pickup truck with a BMW adventure bike strapped atop its teak-lined bed. It's not the BMW pickup truck teaser that some fans might like, but it's a cool, little X7 pickup project, nonetheless.

​Ah, eggshells … they could already find use in eco-friendly rubber, carbon capture, ceramics, biodegradable packaging, and energy storage. Now, new research shows that the ubiquitous form of food waste may also be utilized to grow bone for use in transplants.

Fossilized human skulls found in a cave in Greece may force a rewrite of the human migration timeline yet again. Archaeologists have dated one of the skulls to about 210,000 years old – roughly 150,000 years older than the previous record-holder for earliest modern human remains in Europe.

Apple announced updates to the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro lines this week, and – just in time for the beginning of the North American school year –​ a Back to School promotion that shaves US$100 off the ticket price for students, and throws in a pair of $350 headphones for good measure.

The electric Mini Cooper SE is finally here, and it adds some interesting elements of futuristic design pizazz to the timeless Euro city car. Making 135 kW (181 hp) and offering a range between 235 and 270 km (146-168 mi), the SE aims to bring the Cooper's go-kart handling into a new age.

There are simpler ways we can improve our understanding of the brain than mapping it in its entirety Enter a roundworm which scientists have been used as a model to study the human brain for some time, but have now just created the first complete map of its entire nervous system.​

​For decades scientists have been exploring the minds of criminals and a new study is taking this research further than anyone has before, suggesting the brains of individuals that have committed murder are notably different from other criminals, both violent and non-violent​.

Future instafamous #vanlife couples will be able to skip the time-consuming build-out and get on the road more quickly. Moving from concept to reality this year, Hymer's DuoCar S has been optimized for adventurous twosomes, with a spacious floor plan, convertible rear bath and smart power system.