Plants Are Better at Complex Decision-Making Than We Ever Realised0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- December 29, 2017
Pretty good for not having a brain.

Pretty good for not having a brain.

Move over Indiana Jones; it’s all about robots here in 2017!

Each year, Science’s editors and writers highlight a top research achievement as their Breakthrough of the Year.


Growing human body parts in labs sounds like a myth, but scientists are making it a reality.

A rather delicate artificial insemination procedure may hold the key to saving Australia’s future bee populations from their biggest threat — the varroa mite.

A NASA engine designed for what will be the world’s most powerful rocket underwent one last test fire for 2017 on Wednesday (Dec. 13) to help the space agency prepare for its Space Launch System rocket’s first flight around the moon.


DNA molecules that follow specific instructions could offer more precise molecular control of synthetic chemical systems, a discovery that opens the door for engineers to create molecular machines with new and complex behaviors.