Bird lice, contagious yawning and bitter tastes all make up this month's science news. FULL STORY >

Pandora, from the film Avatar, is not a real planet. A simple concept for most of us to grasp, but apparently some people are struggling to cope with this harsh reality. One of the more interesting threads on the Avatar Forums offers those in despair some tips on coping. FULL STORY >

Intel's Dean Pomerleau is currently working on a project to implant chips directly in the human brain. The electronic chips will allow humans to operate computers, surf the web and manipulate other electronic devices without the need of a third party interface, like a... FULL STORY >

Just how far are we from recreating the human brain? Now movies like A.I., The Matrix, iRobot seem to suggest that machines can attain a level of human like intelligence.Two big scientific attempts the past number of years show that ?¡recreating the human brain might just be... FULL STORY >