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A team of scientists has deployed space age technology similar to that used in science fiction series Star Trek to detect illness at a new "sick bay". A new hi-tech disease detection facility, ...

Research group Target Malaria is testing gene drives on malarial mosquitos in laboratories Environmental campaigner Liz O'Neill doesn't mince her words about gene drives - the next generation of ...

Military planning is a complicated endeavour, calling upon experts in logistics and infrastructure to predict resource availability and technological advancements. Long-range military planning, ...

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Right, first things first, you're probably going to live a long time. Presuming you live in a developed country and don't get hit by a bus or fall off anything high, the progress in medical science ...

Discover the most innovative sci-fi TV shows that broke genre rules and forever changed the small screen, from Lost to The ...

Sci-fi stories ask “what if,” and they answer “then what.” Whether the film is an exciting blockbuster, a tiny and ambitious ...

A team of scientists has deployed space age technology similar to that used in science fiction series Star Trek to detect illness A team of scientists has deployed space age technology similar to that ...