SCIENCE

Climate change poses an extinction threat to some of the popular foods, including wine, beer, coffee and chocolate.

The human brain can be computer-trained to regulate negative emotional reactions, suggests a new study.

It was touch and go for Australian scientists who had to race against time to recover a meteorite older than Earth before it got washed away by heavy rain.

The wage gap makes women more prone to depression and anxiety compared to men, according to a new study.

North Korea made a big deal out of its Wednesday hydrogen bomb test, but experts believe it was only boosted-fission bomb.

An Australian study suggests that climate change is having a detrimental effect on the mental health of farmers.

NASA has developed a set of new green technologies that can help US commercial airlines save billions of dollars.

Scientists claim that attempting to express emotions through music activates the brain’s creativity network.

Astronauts are trying to learn how to live and remain sane in the barren space above the Earth from exposure to the rough and tough Arctic terrain.

In a major discovery, scientists have found that clouds enhance the power of the devastating El Niño phenomenon two-fold.

Scientists have proved that people are capable of free will, contrary to previous research.

New research claims that climate change has caused Greenland’s ice sheet to melt faster than previously thought, speeding up the rise of sea levels.

Scientists reveal that Asia's largest ape, Gigantopithecus, went extinct because of the species’ inability to adapt to climate change.

In a move that could drastically reduce the cost of car batteries in the future, India has initiated a research to develop car batteries based on spacecraft technology.

Researchers say that the argument of sexual orientation being innate is not the most successful way to reduce homophobia.

Science textbooks around the world have gone got out-of-date with the addition of the four new elements to the periodic table.

While transportation offers us many benefits, these come at a price. Truck Locator has compiled just a few of the statistics which show the substantial impact transportation has on a global scale.

You don't need to be a geek or a nerd to admire these top scientific discoveries of 2015 that have the possibility of affecting human lives for the good.

A powerful storm pushes North Pole temperatures up to 50 degrees Celsius above average for this time of the year.

Scientists have come up with a new method to measure gravity on distant stars, which could help identify planets capable of harbouring life.

NTU scientists have created Nadine, a human-like robot capable of holding conversations with eye contact, shaking hands and expressing emotions.

Engineers demo microchip processor that uses light for extremely fast communications that may be employed in health care, automotive industry and environmental technology.

Scientists have unveiled the mystery behind the absence of greying in ageing birds – a discovery which may help in the development of fade-proof clothes and paint.

Women in red are more likely to stimulate sexual desire among men, according to a new research compilation. This is one of the 10 weird factors that influence love.

Fans of "Star Wars" are not going to like what a new study has to say about them.

An empirical research has identified nostalgia as the prime reason behind the stupendous success of the Star Wars franchise, film after film.

MIT’s algorithm uses “deep learning,” a field of artificial intelligence that teaches computers to take massive data and form their own patterns.

In a surprise finding, NASA has discovered that the air in Syria has become cleaner since the outbreak of the war there.

Iceland is working on a project to tap into the geothermal energy of its volcanoes to help power the United Kingdom.