Falling asleep in the armchair in front of the television is seen to be as much a part of growing old as getting grey hair and going bald. But now Scots scientists have unravelled the biology behind why those entering their golden years tend to nod off in the middle of the afternoon.

We just love stuff that floats magically in a magnetic field. So when we found a gadget that floats, we were simply beside ourselves with the kind of mirth typically reserved for halflings devouring a beery stew.  Very cool photos.

Mule Lighting has created a substitute for neon that’s made up of flexible LEDs that are just as bright but 70% more energy efficient.

An international team of scientists says they’ve developed a method of using satellites to peer beneath of ocean’s surface to study underwater currents.

Several British couples wanting to have children have been travelling to India for surrogate mothers, lending a new dimension to medical outsourcing.

There is a widespread and surprisingly uniform set of assumptions and "general knowledge" that people have about spiders. And with very few exceptions, all of this widespread information about spiders is false!  Here are the top 10 biggest myths.

Scientists and policy makers who want to slow the rate at which species are being lost face a conundrum: No one knows how many different plants and animals there are.

Culture is a funny thing.  When people from the future look back at these photos they will gain a rather odd sense about what life was like on earth in 2006.  Check out these amazing photos.