Every advance in memory storage devices presents a new marvel of just how much memory can be squeezed into very small spaces. Considering the potential of nanolasers being developed in Sakhrat…

A new study published in this week’s Christmas issue of the BMJ says that humor appears to develop from aggression caused by male hormones. Does it mean men are funnier? Or that more aggressive…

Planetary scientists have puzzled for years over an apparent contradiction on Mars. Abundant evidence points to an early warm, wet climate on the red planet, but there’s no sign of the widespread…

Is the State of Texas about to offer Master of Science degrees in creationism? The Institute for Creation Research (ICR), an organization that officially believes the earth sprang into existence less…

With powerful instruments scouring the heavens, astronomers have found more than 240 planets in the past two decades, none likely to support Earth-like life, but as astronomers become more adept at…

In normal plants, when sugars (made from water and carbon dioxide during photosynthesis) accumulate in the leaves, photosynthesis slows down, and the plant does not take in as much carbon dioxide…

HOUSTON, December 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Hercules Offshore, Inc. (Nasdaq: HERO) today announced that it has closed the previously announced sale of its fleet of nine land drilling rigs and related…

Record-breaking amounts of ice-free water have deprived the Arctic of more of its natural "sunscreen" than ever in recent summers. The effect is so pronounced that sea surface temperatures rose to 5…

HORSHAM, Pennsylvania and KENILWORTH, New Jersey, December 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Centocor, Inc. and Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) today announced they have revised their 1998 distribution…

LONDON, December 21 /PRNewswire/ -- - It's Official, Festive Hangovers are Actually a Thing of the Past - Literally. Scenes such as this one, from the caricature collection at the Museum of the…