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).
The world's first male elephant twins were born in the northeastern Thai province of Surin on Saturday.
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.
US researchers unveils car that makes money
US researchers has introduced a car that earns money for its driver. The vehicle was shown Thursday at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in San Diego, California.
A mini armoured car, resembling a bullet-proof golf buggy with firing ports, has gone on display at an Indian arms fair. The car is designed for use in confined spaces such as airports and hotels targeted in terror attacks.
Sampling for Asian carp to begin in Chicago area
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are set to begin rooting out heat-seeking Asian carp that have made it past the Chicago area's electric fish barrier system.
Texas challenges EPA ruling on greenhouse gas threat
AUSTIN – The state accused the federal government in a lawsuit Tuesday of using "tainted data" to declare that heat-trapping gases are a threat to the public, warning that Texas' economy could suffer as a result.
Study: Elephants Do Not Run; They just walk faster
Scientists propose that large elephants may not be running, regardless of how fast they appear to be moving. A series of investigations has made experts consider the possibility that the mammals may actually be walking very fast, rather than runni...
Michelle Obama Takes on Child Obesity
First lady Michelle Obama is getting serious about child obesity. She announced her plan to reduce child obesity in America last week, saying, “It’s time we all had a wake up call.”
Despite rain, California still fighting over water
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California has been deluged with rain and snow this winter, but its epic tug-of-war over water rages on, this time in the form of a plan by U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein to divert more water to the state's farmers.
UN taps prime ministers to seek new climate money
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. chief tapped the prime ministers of Britain and Ethiopia on Friday to lead the hunt for hundreds of billions of dollars that nations pledged to contribute this decade for dealing with climate change.
Warming Water Spurs US to Consider ESA Protection for 82 Coral Species
The Obama administration will consider federal protection for 82 coral species threatened by warming water temperatures.
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.