Why you might soon think you're hearing things

A technology that beams sound directly into people's ears has advertisers salivating, but as Vito Pilieci writes, critics fear yet another invasion of privacy. More..

Molecular Visualizations of DNA

Women who breastfeed for more than a year halve their risk of rheumatoid arthritis

Women who breast feed for longer have a smaller chance of getting rheumatoid arthritis, suggests a study published online ahead of print in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. More..

Nanohealing substance stops bleeding in seconds

We may already have spray-on bandages, but Arch Therapeutics has developed a nanostructured substance that they say stops bleeding almost instantly. More..

Pavlov's Bacteria?

We've all heard of Pavlov's dogs, the famous canines trained by Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov to associate food with the sound of a bell. Now, scientists have found that bacteria may be capable of similar behavior--an ability never seen in such simple organisms. More..

New study finds number of fat cells stays constant throughout life

The radioactive carbon-14 produced by above-ground nuclear testing in the 1950s and '60s has helped researchers determine that the number of fat cells in a human's body, whether lean or obese, is established during the teenage years. Changes in fat mass in adulthood can be attributed mainly to changes in fat cell volume, not an increase in the actual number of fat cells. More..

Earth May Once Have Had Multiple Moons

A new study from NASA's Ames Research Center has suggested that the collision of Earth and a Mars-sized object that created the Moon may also have resulted in the creation of tiny moonlets on Earth's Lagrangian points. 'Once captured, the Trojan satellites likely remained in their orbits for up to 100 million years, Lissauer and co-author John Chambers of the Carnegie Institution of Washington say. Then, gravitational tugs from the planets would have triggered changes in the Earth's orbit, ultimately causing the moons to become unmoored and drift away or crash into the Moon or Earth. More..

Why Does the Brain Need So Much Power?

It is well established that the brain uses more energy than any other human organ, accounting for up to 20 percent of the body's total haul. Until now, most scientists believed that it used the bulk of that energy to fuel electrical impulses that neurons employ to communicate with one another. Turns out, though, that is only part of the story. More..

Scientists make weight loss claim

Australian scientists believe they may have discovered how to help people lose weight without cutting back on food. More..

Daycare attendance early in life cuts childhood leukemia risk by 30 percent

Children who attend day care or play groups have about a 30% lower risk of developing the most common type of childhood leukaemia than those who do not, according to a new analysis of studies investigating the link. More..

Astrologers fail to predict proof they are wrong

Good news for rational, level-headed Virgoans everywhere: just as you might have predicted, scientists have found astrology to be rubbish. More..

Max Out Your Brain's Performance with Distractions

Next time you need to quickly memorize a small piece of information, Wired suggests that you may actually have better luck retaining the information if you distract yourself. More..

The top medical myths

Here are the top ten medical myths explained. More..

High calorie diet linked to boys

A woman's diet around the time of conception may influence the gender of her baby, research suggests. More..

Could Welsh scientist end our universe?

Could a Welshman be responsible for ending the world, then the entire universe? As bizarre as it sounds, that is what a federal court in the US will have to decide in June. More..

Researchers Create Self-Healing Computer Systems for Spacecraft

We've all heard about the space missions that are DOA when NASA engineers lose touch with the spacecraft or lander. In other cases, some critical system fails and the mission is compromised. More..

Chocolate bar shown to lower cholesterol

The results of a University of Illinois study have demonstrated an effective way to lower cholesterol levels – by eating chocolate bars. More..

Top 100 of the Best (Useful) OpenSource Applications

The following is a list of about 100 of the best OpenSource Applications, that actually help make Linux more usable for people. More..

The 500,000 GB MP3 Player

Can you even imagine an MP3 Player with a 500,000 GB capacity? It’s pretty much beyond belief. More..

Nerds might live longer

Brains are good for more than acing exams. Turns out, nerdy noggins also help primates like us live longer, anthropologists say. More..

Evolution: 24 myths and misconceptions

It will soon be 200 years since the birth of Charles Darwin and 150 years since the publication of On the Origin of Species, arguably the most important book ever written. In it, Darwin outlined an idea that many still find shocking – that all life on Earth, including human life, evolved through natural selection. More..