Scientists hope to end heart transplant surgery forever thanks to help from the amazing zebrafish.

New rose will be less prone to wilting and will allow for longer lasting Valentine's Day bouquets.

Researcher in Glasgow says he has created living cells made of metal instead of carbon — and they may be evolving.

The technology could be used to clean or inspect inaccessible places, such as nuclear power plants and collapsed buildings.

Custom-designed proteins made with the aid of computers could fight chemical weapons such as nerve gas and help decontaminate toxic-waste sites, scientists say.

Snails implanted with biofuel cells produce enough electricity to power small circuits, and may one day provide reconnaissance for the military.

Philosopher suggests that bioengineering people to be herbivores with small statures and cat-like eyes could help to save the planet.

North Carolina State University researchers have learned how to remotely control live cyborg cockroaches.

Biomimicry has been around for decades, but could it be the future of sustainability? Some researchers are using nature to develop better technology, while othe

Advancements in genetic engineering and selective breeding seem to crop up everyday. Now, floral geneticists are working on flower varieties that contain geneti

Researchers have wedded the arts and sciences by transforming the human brain into a maestro that directs brain waves and signals.

Immune cells called macrophages are at the center of the salamander's ability to regrow limbs and regenerate parts of organs.

Bioluminescent art blends science and creativity to create images that can only be seen in the dark.

Russian tycoon Dmitry Itskov says the technology will be a reality by 2045.

Researchers are setting their sights to resurrecting passenger pigeons and woolly mammoths, but would it do more harm than good?

A scientist successfully used his mind to control the hand of a researcher playing a video game in another building.

Japanese researchers have developed a method to quickly create stem cells from almost any other type of cell.

Brrr.

The new materials could one day be used for building devices that have the properties of living things, such as the ability to self-heal.

DARPA using biotechnology in an effort to boost the U.S.'s national defense.

Signals that coordinate the rhythms of our heart and lungs offer inspiration for creating 'unbreakable' security codes.

By fighting labeling, GMO advocates risk ceding the moral high ground -- transparency -- to foods that boast their lack of GMOs.

Breakthrough technology could make long-distance space travel feasible, clean our air here on Earth, and even combat global warming.

A lab-created substance composed partly of mussel foot proteins is even stickier than the adhesive used by real mussels.

Gloves designed after a gecko's feet allow human climbers to scale walls with ease.

Scientists have learned how to unboil an egg, and it could lead to breakthroughs in biotechnology.

Technology could lead to the transformation of clothes, cars, buildings and even billboards.

Researchers have learned how to compensate for imperfections in a honeycomb lattice that could lead to new advances in architecture.

Fleets of these 'artificial bees' could one day pollinate our crops just like real bees do.

Scientists still aren't entirely sure how the spiders make use of the carbon nanotubes, but their webs are the strongest ever recorded.

The glove essentially translates sonar into a sense of touch for its wearer.

Those baby blues mean something, but perhaps not what you think.

Imagine your city illuminated at night by glow stick-like lighting generated entirely from living organisms.

Scientists can now add code to bacterial DNA, and the bacteria pass it on to the next generation.

The Office of Naval Research hopes to harness locusts' powerful sense of smell to protect soldiers on the battlefield.

The enhanced silk was also 50 percent stronger than the regular stuff.

It could represent a biodegradable solution to the omnipresent pollution clogging our landfills.

The webbing was on par with bulletproof Kevlar in strength.

Scientists created the glowing effect without any genetic modification.

Quantum theory offers an answer to one of the oldest and most fundamental questions in biochemistry.

Wired's video series, 'Five Levels of Difficulty,' challenges an expert to explain a complicated concept to people at five levels of expertise — and it's cool.

Emedivet is helping farmers keep track of their cows' health an implantable device, but the ultimate goal is to get the devices into humans.

Georgia Tech researchers have developed a flexible packaging material that combines cellulose nanocrystals and chitin nanofibers. It could replace PET.

Researchers working on the ASSISI project recently tested the limits of interspecies communication by constructing a makeshift robot translator.

Utility-scale solar power requires a lot of land. But there are ways to work around that problem.

They're baaack ... nearly 30 years later, solar panels are once again gracing the roof of America's most famous neoclassical mansion.

Walmart is making big strides when it comes to renewable energy.

Deserts have a lot of sun, but not much water. That's why researchers are advocating combined solar and agave farms.

With the purchase of New Mexico's largest solar facility, the long-term partnership is nearing 300MW of installed solar power.

Hydroelectric power has not received the attention that solar and wind enjoy, but that could be changing.