Science
Game show contestants turn torturers in a new psychological experiment for French television, which aims to find out whether television could push people to outrageous lengths.
British scientists from University College London revealed they could differentiate brain activity linked to different memories and thereby identify thought patterns by using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).
Bacteria living in the human intestine may help cause obesity and a range of health-threatening symptoms that go along with it, researchers reported on Thursday.
According to a new study, people's subjective age has implications for the process of aging, so the saying "You're only as old as you feel" turns out to be true - in fact.
New gene test may help choose your diet
According to a new study, genetic testing may help dieters the ideal type of diet, thus maximizing weight loss, Interleukin Genetics Inc. reported on Wednesday.
A British grandfather had been using an odd-looking stone in his rock garden as an ornament for nine years, when came the revelation that it was, in fact, a 135-million-year-old dinosaur fossil.
According to a new study, people who identified as liberal and atheist can boast higher IQs and the same applies to sexual exclusivity in men.
According to a research conducted by Australian scientists, some of the secrets of attraction are hidden in immune system genes, which we inherit from our parents. The more varied they are, the more boyfriends a woman will likely to have.
Solar satellite launched to study space weather
An Atlas 5 rocket boosted NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory into orbit Thursday, kicking off an $850 million mission to study the physics of the sun and the titanic magnetic storms, flares, and explosions that drive space weather across the solar ...
Astronauts Install Space Station's Last Hub
The shuttle Endeavour crew bolted the last connecting module onto the International Space Station on Friday, completing more than a decade of major construction on the outpost.
Space shuttle Endeavour pulls in at space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Shuttle Endeavour arrived to a warm welcome at the International Space Station early Wednesday, delivering a new room and observation deck that will come close to completing construction 200 miles above Earth.
NASA to launch solar observatory
The US space agency (Nasa) will attempt to launch its latest Sun probe on Wednesday from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Shuttle Endeavour Blasts Off for Space Station
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — The space shuttle Endeavour thundered into orbit into the predawn sky on Monday. It was the second attempt to launch the Endeavour, 24 hours after Sunday’s attempt was scrubbed because of clouds over the launching pad.
Iran sends up its first rocket with animals on board
Iran announced Wednesday that it had fired a rocket carrying several live animals into space and unveiled a handful of other space technologies ahead of a nationalist holiday and amid heightened international concerns about its nuclear research an...
Sai Kung Astropark opens
The newly completed Astropark has opened, providing recreational, educational and astronomical facilities for viewing the night sky.
Obama to End NASA Constellation Program
On the eve of the fullest moon of the year, NASA scientists were told they won't be able to visit any longer. In his new budget, President Obama plans to eliminate the space program's manned moon missions.
Thailand To Construct Science City: Minister
Thailand's government plans to construct the country's first ever science city, Minister of Science and Technology Dr. Kanlaya Sophonphanit disclosed Thursday.
UN climate chief admits mistake on Himalayan glaciers warning
The vice-chairman of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has admitted that the group made a mistake in asserting that Himalayan glaciers could disappear by 2035.
Doomsday clock: countdown to nuclear destruction shifted back one minute
The Doomsday Clock, a timepiece measuring how close humanity is to nuclear destruction, has shifted back one minute.
NASA finds cocaine in shuttle hangar at Kennedy Space Center
NASA says it has launched an investigation after finding cocaine in a processing hangar for a space shuttle at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.