SCIENCE

As the old saying goes, "It is better to give than to receive." Most people would shrug off this proverb and keep to themselves thinking that it would be better, but there is scientific proof that people like it better when they give than receive.

A $30 million athlete facility being built in London uses wood sources from protected Tasmanian forests, according to results of a six-month probe. The wood is used for the flooring of the sports hall.

A supplemental report from the Census Bureau reveals that there are more than 49 million Americans living in poverty.

Given enough time could Siri's responses grow where a user could actually interact with it? Will this mark the beginning of a real artificial intelligence that can mimic human thought?

ExxonMobil Corp., the world's largest integrated oil and gas firm, would have to shell out $134 million to clean up the oil spill in Yellowstone River, Montana last July.

The Russian spacecraft that launched the Phobos-Grunt mission apparently got stuck in Earth orbit after its own thrusters failed to fire and send the spacecraft toward Mars.

They are among the Earth's toughest organisms, but can they survive on a moon of Mars?

Experts at the Washington University are designing a system to search the Earth for prehistoric animal bones with ease and with the aid of artificial intelligence, reports NewScientist.com.

Researchers are looking into the hearts of fruit flies and mice in order to detect two of the most important genes that are directly related to congenital heart defects usually found in people diagnosed with Down Syndrome.

Wood could become a commercially viable biofuel and serve as a substitute for corn and sugar cane by 2020 if efforts are made to develop it, a study by University of British Columbia says.

Scientists are developing a vaccine that will enable the body to attack cancerous cells in tumours. The vaccine is opening up new possibilities and opportunities for breast cancer and ovarian cancer patients and giving them hope for survival.

Pompeii, widely known as the ancient Roman city that was devastated by Mount Vesuvius’ eruption hundreds of years ago, is now on the verge of collapse.

MetOp-B, Europe’s second polar-orbiting satellite dedicated to monitoring climate and improving weather forecasts, willl be launched in six month’s time.

Seven out the 50 subjects of a study reported having blurry vision even long after landing. The 50 subjects, who were at around age 50, were sent to the International Space Station, where they stayed for six months.

Finding ways on how to assist smokers to kick the habit can be a very tough job. Even more so, when there are viable ways on how to stop the urge to light, only a few smokers actually quit.

Can you endure 17 months in isolation? The six-man crew of the Mars500 mission passed the tough challenge of being ‘away’ for that long, and with flying colors.

Alzheimer's disease is a serious matter that has got a grasp on a large population of Australia. In fact, from 267,000 Australians diagnosed with dementia today, the number can increase to 385,000 people by 2020 - up by almost 50% in just 8 years.

Despite Opposition leader Tony Abbott's vow to repeal the carbon tax if he comes to power, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard claimed in a question-and-answer portion at the CarbonExpo conference in Melbourne on Wednesday that Mr Abbott will not repeal the tax.

Methamphetamine, more popularly called meth, is a highly addictive drug that has been the thorn at the side of society. But among the long list of negative effects that the drug has to offer to its 'host,' researchers have shown that schizophrenia is another effect that people should be worried about.

Carbon monoxide, a tasteless, colorless, and odorless gas has been known to be a silent killer as it can put whole families at risk without them ever knowing. So it would come as a shock to everyone that a study found that inhalation of the deadly gas has a good effect.

Contrary to claims by the Opposition that the carbon tax passed Tuesday by the Australian Senate would cause economic slow down, a climate expert said that the impact of a $23 per tonne tax would be to increase inflation rate by less than 1 per cent.

A giant paper thin robot spider was created by the researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation in Stuttgart, Germany for toxic testing.

There are many speculations surrounding the date November 11, 2011. For many numerologists, metaphysicists, psychics and their followers, occultists and conspiracy theorists, it is an ominous date. But for others, 11/11/11 is just another date.

Scientists have found that a brain parasite called Toxoplasma gondii can aid in the production of one of the most important hormones in the body, dopamine.

The first airplanes in U.S. commercial aviation to use biofuels took off this week from Houston. United Airlines Continental flight 1403 flew from Houston to Chicago powered by the first 100 percent algae-derived jet fuel. Alaska Airlines will also fly two flights from Seattle to Washington and Portland powered by a blend of biofuel made from cooking oil on Wednesday.

Scientists at the University of Nottingham are embarking on a new project to build a synthetic cell-equivalent of a computer operating system that could potentially lead to building a new organism.

Russia will launch this Wednesday a risky three-year mission that will land on mysterious Martian moon Phobos and will bring back soil samples back to Earth.

A battle is brewing between wine producers and proponents of a coal seam gas project in Hunter Valley as the vineyard owners seek to stop AGL Energy from exploring and putting in gas wells through the area's vineyards.

The flyby on Nov. 8 of Asteroid 2005 YU55, which is the size of an aircraft carrier, has generated a lot of excitement particularly among scientists and astronomers.