Women who sleep less than five hours a night are 32 times more likely to gain more than 30 pounds, Ohio researchers told a San Diego conference.

Trying just one cigarette may not be so harmless for non-smokers after all.  Scientists have discovered that a single cigarette has a "sleeper effect" that can increase a person’s vulnerability for three years or more to becoming a regular smoker.

Thomas Frey:  Running a solo business in the past meant that you had a one-person practice, most often offering a professional service, well suited for lawyers, accountants, and doctors.  However, a new breed of solo business has emerged that allows people to leverage the power of the Internet and control a vast empire from their […]

Back in 1987 a group of 30 Swiss neighbours formed a co-operative to buy two cars, and car sharing was born. The concept has spread and mutated and now operates in 600 cities across the world with a 150,000 members and growing fast.

Scientists have for the first time shown that animals can defy the laws of genetic inheritance.

A sleeping pill can temporarily revive people in a permanent vegetative state to the point where they can have conversations, a study finds.

An exhibit in Rome sheds new light on Leonardo da Vinci’s versatility as architect, engineer and a visionary, many of whose inventions were precursors of today’s technological achievements.

China’s online dating market is expected to reach $81 million by 2008, with an annual growth rate of 60 percent, according to a recent iResearch report.

Rising use of caesarean delivery in developing countries is linked to a greater risk of death and sickness for mother and baby alike, according to a study by UN experts.

Online sales will exceed $200 billion in 2006, up from $100 billion in 2003, according to a new report, “The 2006 State of Retailing Online”, from Shop.org and Forrester Research.

The new "Marketing Trends Survey" study from GlobalSpec predicts that online marketing within manufacturing and industrial communities will continue to grow in 2006.

Don’t try this at home–not if you want to have a working computer.  Search for "Free Screensavers," we’re told, and 64% of the sites you’ll find are the kinds that can gum up your machine with spyware or a computer virus.

The secret is out; employees who work online also play online, and they do so on company time.  Great stats.

Using technology that enables satellites to study Earth’s surface, Indiana scientists have created a system to verify the composition of cells and tissue.

University of Florida scientists say they’ve delivered a gene through an eggshell to give sight to a type of chicken normally born blind.

Clemson University chemists say they have developed a new type of quantum dot that is the first to be made from carbon.

Getting pregnant is one of those things that’s incredibly easy unless you actually want to – then Murphy’s Law ( the probability of an event occurring is inversely proportional to the desirability of that event) takes over and you need to stack all the odds in your favour. If that’s your aim (getting pregnant), then […]

W Bruce Cameron:  Few people are aware of this, but I could easily have been one of the world’s great concert pianists, had I decided to ignore my passion for storytelling and writing humor and instead learned to play the piano. My fingers possess such a nimble dexterity that even as a child, my music […]

Two major industries are hoping for one smash hit. Both recording companies and wireless telecoms providers want mobile music to strike a chord with consumers around the globe.  Great Stats.

Philip Kindred Dick (Dec 1928 – Mar 1982) was an American science fiction writer. In addition to thirty-eight books currently in print, Dick produced a number of short stories and minor works which were published in pulp magazines. At least seven of his stories have been adapted into films. Though hailed during his lifetime by peers such […]

A recent poll conducted by Harris Interactive, and sponsored by Makovsky + Company, the "2006 State of Corporate Blogging" survey, found that Fortune 1000 business executives are reacting slowly to the idea of corporate blogs as a communications medium.

Microsoft has developed technology for people to pay by the hour to use a computer in their own homes, similar to the way many people use pre-paid cards for cellphones.

Colorado researchers say they’ve developed a material for paving recreation trails, providing large-scale recycling of rubber from automotive tires.

Florida State University researchers say people verbally abused as children grow up to be self-critical adults prone to depression and anxiety.

U.S. scientists say they are trying to unleash the promise of an old idea by converting light into electricity more efficiently than ever before.