About 40 per cent of people’s decisions as to whether an economic offer is fair or unfair are governed by genetic influences, scientists have said.

Here is a list of body parts we could all do without.

A mighty burst of electrically charged particles blasting from the sun’s surface during an April storm squashed the 8-million mile plasma tail of Encke’s comet, which caused the comet’s own magnetic field lines to touch. The tail was severed in the rebound.

Three-dimensional drawing programs offer precision, but still require input in two dimensions. Now scientists have developed a software program that trades the keyboard and mouse for virtual reality goggles with feedback to illustrate objects in mid-air.

Potent new nanofabrics repel germs and pollution to keep you healthy. The approach of flu season sends many people scurrying for vaccinations and vitamins. But what if you could avoid the flu and other viruses simply by getting dressed? That the idea behind two garments that are part of the clothing line designed by Olivia Ong, […]

SRI Internationala Silicon Valley based independent non-profit research and technology development company, has announced it will conduct the first ever robotic surgery demonstration in a simulated zero-gravity environment.

A study by biologists at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, has found dramatic variations in a cockroach’s learning ability throughout the day. In the morning, the insects couldn’t learn a new task, but in the evening, something kicked in

The Incas fattened children as young as six years old for sacrifice, analysis of hair samples from naturally preserved child mummies discovered at the world’s highest archaeological site in the Andes has revealed.

Police are on the trail of a shadowy figure who has been dumping giant carved stone heads on village doorsteps at dead of night.

In 2002, a New York Times magazine article suggested that the medical establishment may be unwittingly making us overweight by recommending a reduced-fat diet, and a craze for low-carb eating began.

People who are meticulous and finish what they start may have a reduced risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study involving Catholic nuns and priests.

A Thai bank is pitching into the battle against HIV/AIDS and handing out condoms to customers too shy to get them at the shop.

Less than a third of U.S. children are taking vitamin and mineral dietary supplements, according to a study published on Monday by researchers who were surprised the number was so low.