NASA is creating a new self-sacrifice mechanism, in which future space probes will see many small spacecrafts working in co-operatio, but will commit hara-kiri if they begin to fail and risk damaging their...

Two Danish space enthusiasts have failed in their first attempt to send a privately built rocket into space, a media report said...

The theory that a space impact was responsible for extinction of at least 17 groups of large animals including mammoths and great bears, can be discounted, claims a new...

The EU executive commission is not providing sufficient support to the European space industry, currently locked in close competition with its US counterpart, the head of French space group Astrium...

New research suggests that the supposedly invariant fine-structure constant, which characterizes the strength of the electromagnetic force, varies from place to place throughout the Universe. The...

As part of the country's new five-year plan, the Israel Space Agency has tasked local companies with targeting the civilian industry. One task on the agenda will be switching the photo capabilities...

The Indian Space Research Organisation has an offer too tempting to resist: Boeing has said it is ready to collaborate and offer technological know-how to Isro for its human space flight programme,...

Of the five Labour leadership candidates, only Ed (left) and David Miliband responded to questions about science and engineering. Photograph: Nick...

, presented by Konnie Huq, was a case in point: a well-researched report on the survival of mother tongue languages among British Asians.Huq addressed her listeners first through her personal...

Nashville's Stratford High School, known more for its low graduation rate than its first-rate academics, seems an unlikely place for an education laboratory. But it's one of at least five schools in...

Colonel Chris Hadfield looks over a model of the International Space Station at the Longueuil headquarters of the Canadian Space Agency in Longueuil near Montreal Thursday, September 2,...

Here in Montreal, a city of about 2 million, there are people with cup in hand asking for money in every part of town, male and female, of all ages and races. Many are polite, others can be quite...

Animal rights activists are using National Threatened Species Day today to call for an end to permits to cull Tasmanian forester kangaroos. Against Animal Cruelty Tasmania believes forester...

— Researchers from CNRS and Université de Nice have recently identified cells that surprisingly change identity during embryogenesis in the Drosophila. By studying these "mixer...

shows that teens who slept less than eight hours per weeknight ate higher proportions of fatty foods and snacks than adolescents who slept eight hours or more. The results suggest that short sleep...

— Like some people, cells eat when they are under pressure -- but they consume parts of themselves. A multi-function protein helps control this form of cannibalism, according to a study in the...

suggests that screening methods hospitals typically use to access the risk of pulmonary embolisms may fall short. Hospitals typically screen for blood clots in legs, which can break free, travel to...

— Scientists including researchers from the University of Florida have discovered additional evidence that generalized vitiligo -- a disease that typically causes patches of white skin on the...

— The existence of chronic Lyme disease is an issue of sharp debate within the medical community. Some health care workers who call themselves "Lyme literate" insist that chronic Lyme...

308 PV UV-visible-NIR spectrophotometer as an accessory for microscopes and probe stations. Fitted to the open photoport of a system, the 308 PV can non-destructively analyse the spectra of many...

Researchers are calling on Queensland residents to take part in a study to help identify why people develop asthma. The Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) is aiming to study the...

— Children and teens with higher blood levels of chemicals used in the production of non-stick cookware and waterproof fabrics appear more likely to have elevated total and LDL cholesterol...

— More than one-third of mothers and about one-fifth of fathers in the United Kingdom appear to experience an episode of depression between their child's birth and 12th year of age, with the...

— Insufficient amounts of nighttime sleep among infants and preschool-aged children may be a significant risk factor for developing childhood obesity, according to a report in the September...

— Patients with early-stage schizophrenia who receive a combination of medication and a psychosocial intervention appear less likely to discontinue treatment or relapse -- and may have improved...

— The association between psychotic disorders and living in urban areas appears to be a reflection of increased social fragmentation present within cities, according to a report in the September...

— Using eye-tracking methods, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have shown that toddlers with autism spend significantly more time visually examining...

— Risky sexual behavior among members of a subset of the gay community is still adding to the spread of HIV. Research published in the open access...

— In the first human study of its kind to be published in more than 35 years, researchers found psilocybin, an hallucinogen which occurs naturally in "magic mushrooms," can safely...

— Coughing and wheezing patients could someday benefit from quicker, more accurate diagnosis and treatment for respiratory infections such as flu, through a simple blood test, according to...

— Cockroaches could be more of a health benefit than a health hazard according to scientists from the University of Nottingham, who have discovered powerful antibiotic properties in the brains...

— A surface molecule on bacteria that instructs bone cells to die could be the target for new treatments for bone disease, says a scientist speaking at the Society for General Microbiology's...

— A new study shows that mild cognitive impairment (MCI) may affect more men than women. The research is published in the September 7, 2010, print issue...

— Even though organic methods may increase farm biodiversity, a combination of conventional farming and protected areas could sometimes be a better way to maintain food production and protect...

— Inflammation is associated with lower intelligence and premature death, according to Swedish scientists from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. "Those with low-grade...

In order to estimate the safety of final storage for nuclear wastes, it is important to know the half-lives of the radioactive elements of the nuclear waste as accurately as possible. The half-life...

Gov. Bob Riley and the Alabama Education Association are still fighting over who's to blame for Alabama not getting federal Race to the Top money.Citing two editorials in state newspapers, Riley said...

CALGARY -- Police are still without leads in the vandalism spree which caused $50,000 worth of damage at a sacred cemetery. Insp. Paul Stacey said vandals caused the damage at the Father Lacombe...

Edmonton filmmaker Mark Twitchell is shown in an undated photo from his MySpace.com personal page. EDMONTON -- Jury selection for local moviemaker and accused killer Mark Twitchell begins Tuesday. ...

TORONTO -- Premier Dad has been emptying the pockets of Ontarians for seven years, but now he wants to return a little chump change to his fellow parents. After enjoying the summer with his own...

Several hundred Afghans chanting "Death to America" rallied outside a mosque in Kabul on Monday to protest an American church's plans to burn the Koran on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks....

Nicola Harris, winner of the Max Perutz science writing prize, with the Medical Research Council's outgoing chief executive, Sir Leszek Borysiewicz. Photograph: Medical Research...

The National Council of Science Museums has planned an 8-acre, Rs 20-crore science park with stress on nature study in Baruipur, on the southern fringes of the...

CALGARY -- RCMP have charged a Calgary man who allegedly assaulted two officers called out to a disturbance in Strathmore, Alta. About 1 a.m. on Sunday, RCMP was called to a hotel in Strathmore for...