ABERDEEN, Scotland, October 24, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Pioneering research into global oil and gas safety and competency standards is revealing that the industry has still not cracked safety. In its…

Do you fall in love using your heart or your brain?   It depends.    For your brain, says a new analysis by Syracuse University Professor Stephanie Ortigue that won't discourage drug…

Can skin cancer be treated with light? Scientists from the University of California, Irvine say they can treat skin cancer with light - the ability to image cancerous lesions using LEDs might advance…

Think you're no good at Chess?   Not a strategic thinker?   You're better at it than you may think. When we make any decisions related to how we think someone else will act,  we must…

If an isolated question asks you if you are more inclined to vote for one politician who lies about limiting his campaign financing or one who agrees to use only matching public funds in the…

A new study says it isn't just human memories that fade - aging impacts the ability of honey bees to find their way home as well. Bees are typically impressive navigators, able to wend their way home…

The worst thing government has done is get into the recycling business but even worse than that is over-doing it.   Where I live, the local government recently started 'separating' garbage,…

49 light years away from Earth in the constellation Lyra is a binary star that may cause a rethink on how gas giant planets were created.   The researchers used astrometry which, like every…

The Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies posted its assessment of 800 health claims earlier this week, including some from manufacturers whose products include so-called functional…

Everyone loves the El Farol Bar in Santa Fe, New Mexico (especially W. Brian Arthur, who wrote this puzzle in 1994). That is, everyone loves the El Farol as long as it's not too crowded. If it's less…