If you've been reading all those studies on the benefits of chocolate and salivating at the thought of milk-chocolating your way to health and longevity, you're going to be disappointed. But if you…

The effect of global climate change on the planet's ecosystems is one of the key issues scientists are currently focusing on and, while there isn't a lot of good news, there is some; the main source…

Investigations at CERN(1) following a large helium leak into sector 3-4 of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) tunnel have indicated that the most likely cause of the incident was a faulty electrical…

AUBURN HILLS, Michigan, September 23 /PRNewswire/ -- - Company Introduces Three Advanced Electric-Drive Vehicle Prototypes Actions speak louder than words. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/…

You've probably heard that saying, 'if your only tool is a hammer you tend to see every problem as a nail.' So it goes with culture too. People who have an agenda jump on every opportunity to…

Using data from NASA's Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP), scientists have identified an unexpected motion in distant galaxy clusters. The cause, they suggest, is the gravitational…

LONDON, September 23 /PRNewswire/ -- As energy costs rise and the need to reduce carbon emissions grows, many businesses are looking to their facilities managers to cut energy use and create a more…

When you think of dinosaurs, you don't often think of critters the size of chickens that ran around the ancient forests of America gobbling up termites but that's just what the smallest dinosaur…

Data from the Ulysses mission show that the Sun has reduced its output of solar wind to the lowest levels since we've had readings and it could reduce the natural shielding that envelops our Solar…

LONDON, September 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Following Prime Minister Gordon Brown's speech today at the Labour party conference, the MS Society welcomes news of a commitment to end prescription charges for…