Researchers have used Einstein’s theory of relativity to figure out the most efficient way for passengers to board an airplane.

Britain is about to become the first country in the world to record the movements of all vehicles on the roads. A new national surveillance system will hold the records for at least two years.

The cereal aisle at your local supermarket may soon resemble the Las Vegas strip.

Ben Bishop:  Podcasting, a format to publish rich media like audio and ultimately video by use of RSS, has come of age in 2005 with an estimated world wide audience of 4.8m people compared with just 800k in 2004.

Personal computers, cell phones and high-speed internet are considered essential to getting by for millions of Americans who are showing early signs of addiction to the next wave of high-tech toys, an AP-Ipsos poll found.

Folk lore has it elephants can get drunk by eating fermented fruit rotting on the ground, but a study debunks that claim, despite eyewitness accounts.

Dance is recognized as a courting signal in many animal species, including humans, and now Rutgers scientists have linked dancing ability to mate quality.

Russian geologists believe future diamond deposits may be discovered by the way the soil smells. The rocks in which diamond deposits are buried release gases whose composition is different from non-diamondiferous soil.

Getting kids into the habit of participating in positive activities such as school sports or music could help reduce school violence, according to researchers at Utah State University’s Center for the School of the Future.