The Obama adminstration is proposing a billion-dollar project to map the functions of the human brain. ->

Wearing a halo of golden nanoparticles is a survival technique for one species of bacterium. ->

More details about Google's Project Glass, an augmented-reality heads-up display, are surfacing online. A Google Plus post on Wednesday showed the first design photos and a video that demonstrates the goggles' potential capabilities. The video, below, chronicles a day in the life of a man in New Yo...

A novel battery produces electricity in places where freshwater meets saltwater.

Networking Nature serves up a fresh, drinkable solution in the event of rising sea levels.

A pilot program is demonstrating an unusual method for storing energy from sunlight and wind.

Strange microorganisms that feed off ammonia or hydrogen sulfides produce fuels to run vehicles.

Consider this: lights powered by bacteria that feed on the waste of homeowners. Gross or great?