The advantages of having a garden close at hand are numerous – salads are tastiest when fresh ingredients are used, and any chef will tell you that freshly picked herbs add something extra to any preparation.

Swedish scientists say womb transplants for women with damaged or missing wombs may be possible within five years.

The United States reportedly will face a severe physician shortage in 10 years if medical school enrollment doesn’t increase by about 30 percent.

While US wireless operators finally begin to rollout 3G mobile services, South Korean operator, SK Telecom has launched the world’s first commercial 3.5G service.

Some of the world’s most amazing images simply defy explanation.  Here are some pieces of surrealism that are bold, exciting, and very very imaginative.  They will both inspire your mind and whet your creative appetite.

Our most beautiful women will look considerably different 50 years from now.  Here are some amazing photos of how some of Hollywood’s top stars will look in 2050.

A study by the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas says that falling TVs pose a significant risk to kids, with many having been injured and some even killed as a result of unstable television sets.

Fleets of wheel-clamping vans armed with license plate-scanning technology will hit the United Kingdom’s streets in an attempt to reduce the number of untaxed and illegal vehicles on the road.

Many pregnant women on the Chinese mainland are traveling to Hong Kong to give birth, lured by the residential right endowed to their babies.

Before an audience of 500 at a seminar in Beijing, Stephen Hawking, the celebrity cosmologist said, "I like Chinese culture, Chinese food and above all Chinese women. They are beautiful."

According to a study conducted by Compete Inc., Hispanic shoppers are more likely to look for music-enabled phones online than other shoppers and Hispanic mobile phone users more likely to purchase downloadable content such as ringtones, graphics and ringback tones.

U.S. researchers say they have taken a first step toward using stem cells to grow blood vessels that might eventually be transplanted into living organisms.