Astronomers at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico joined a project called Electronic Very Long Baseline Interferometry (e-VLBI), which can make temporary radio telescopes that rival the size of the Earth, spanning North America, South America,...

A fascinating example of a next-generation power source mimicking the genius of nature is the Australian firm BioPower Systems, which has developed Biowave and the bioSTREAM:

As the 61st annual World Health Assembly gathers in Geneva this week, a major issue that the world\’s governments are struggling with is patents on medicines, and whether the option to digress from a strict patent system should be endorsed by the...

A hatchet which was being thrown back and forth by children, a mallet and an iron bar were seized by Belfast’s park rangers in the last fortnight.

Could you have an STD and not know it? Unfortunately, the answer is yes. Some sexually transmitted diseases, such as gonorrhea, have symptoms that are often confused with signs of a bladder infection, while others, such as Chlamydia, seldom have any...

Using less heat is easier than you think. Invest in a nice warm sweater & cozy blanket and lower you’re a heat a little. Right before you go to sleep turn the heat off half way, you will sleep better and your pocket book will thank you.

Worrying that you don’t think about death enough in your day-to-day life? Pratt student Charles Constantine is looking to change this and inject a bit of morbidity into the daily routine, with his new design for a coffee table coffin. On display in...

Leanne Nicholson is in many ways like any other 18-year-old. Slim, blonde, pretty, and planning a career as a youth worker, she is devoted to her pony Merrylegs and her fluffy Pomeranian dog Timothy.

In the medical world, moving forward towards advancement means development of non-invasive means of drug administration and of course, surgery.

A rare genetic disorder has left a two-year-old with a form of dementia, a disease more normally associated with the elderly.