Researchers have developed a set of brain implants that allowed a paralyzed man to feel sensations through a robot arm. Copeland could correctly identify 84 percent of the time which individual prosthetic finger was being touched while blindfolded.

The new study is the first to demonstrate post-treatment immune control in SIV-infected primates that weren't previously vaccinated. While human trials are far off, the research brings us one step closer to curing HIV, a disease plaguing more than 36.7 million people worldwide.

The United States' current levels of R&D spending on AI are one-half to one-quarter of the levels that would be best for economic growth. Lagging behind in AI research could put the U.S. at a disadvantage if other countries get the opportunity to dictate how the technology is used.

The severe risk of climate change and rising sea levels on urban areas has not been addressed in the UN’s proposed New Urban Agenda, so flood-risk cities will have to learn