Augmented Reality Sandbox lets users sculpt mountains, canyons and rivers, then fill them with water or even create erupting volcanoes.

Blum Center contest winner aims to remove excess fluoride from drinking water.

Keck Foundation pledges $2 million to create full-scale human genome map.

Siberians moved into North America in a single wave less than 23,000 years ago.

Consumers soon may be able to hit “print” to create an electronic circuit or wireless sensor in the comfort of their homes.

Breakthrough Prize founder Yuri Milner joins 10-year commitment to ramp up SETI.

When Min Cho started researching protein translational mechanisms in blood cancers, it was just an abstract concept. His perspective changed when he was diagnosed with a rare blood disease.

A team of electrical engineers at UC San Diego has created a design to transform a thin sheet of Teflon into a cloak that's less detectable to wave frequencies, like light and radar.

In Southern California, the biggest single threat to the animals' survival is Homo sapiens.

Without enough shut-eye, a smile can look more like a scowl. And the price for that mistake can be high.

Perception is strongly influenced by prior knowledge, lending credence to the theory that the brain does not faithfully represent the environment but rather attempts to predict it.

Dairy makes a positive difference in how effective probiotics can be.