Brooke Miller : Science World Report

Aug 30, 2012 06:51 AM EDT

Scientists Discover Gene that Makes Women Happier than Men

A new study in the journal Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry uncovers the mystery behind why women are often happier than men. The team of researchers traced the gene that makes women happy but fails to perform the same function in men.

Aug 29, 2012 04:48 AM EDT

Aspirin May Help Men with Prostate Cancer Live Longer

The study published in the journal of clinical oncology states that aspirin proves to be useful drug for men who have been treated with prostate cancer either with surgery or radiation as aspirin is associated with lower risk of death.

Aug 29, 2012 04:17 AM EDT

Researchers Develop Low Cost High Efficiency Solar Technology

The researchers at the RTI international have devised a new solar technology that makes solar energy more affordable and thereby increasing its usages.

Aug 29, 2012 03:56 AM EDT

White Dwarf Planets Playing to Einstein's Theory on Gravitational Waves

Scientists using the radio signals from a pulsar neutron star binary system detected the waves in the structure of space time indirectly. According to the report, the find, which demanded an accurate timing of the radio signals, got its discoverers a Nobel Prize. Presently a team of astronomers have...

Aug 29, 2012 03:48 AM EDT

Midlife Fitness Lowers Occurrence of Chronic Diseases

The University of Texas South-western Medical Center in Dallas in a study states that being physically fit during 50s not only extends one's lifespan but also set themselves free from the clutches of chronic ailments.

Aug 29, 2012 03:47 AM EDT

Multiple Planets Orbiting Binary Stars

For the first time a multiple transiting planets orbiting binary suns has been discovered by NASA's kepler mission that is 4,900 light years away from Earth in the constellation Cygnus. The twin planets detected by the astronomers in the Kepler-47 system orbit around a pair of stars that eclipse eac...

Aug 29, 2012 03:43 AM EDT

Monster Larva's Secrets Revealed After Two Centuries

A new finding that is being published in the Journal Ecology and Evolution unveils the mystery of the larva that had shown up in the guts of the other fish but had no adult counterpart. For nearly two centuries the researchers at the George Washington University have been tracking down the mystery o...

Aug 28, 2012 07:58 AM EDT

Blue Moon to light up the Sky on August 31

The month of August is unique as it brings with it two full moons. The first one was visible on August 1 and the second one will occur on the 31 August. "Blue Moon" is the term given for the second full moon, when two full moons occur within a calendar month.

Aug 28, 2012 07:29 AM EDT

Teens Smoking Pot Have Less IQ

Marijuana is on the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States. Most of the Marijuana users blind themselves to the thought that smoking pot has no negative effect on their health. But the recent study by a team of international researchers is an eye opener for the all the teenagers in the...

Aug 28, 2012 07:26 AM EDT

Ancient Insects Found in Amber Reveal Evolution of Mites

An international team of researchers have discovered a fly and two mites in a millimetre scale droplets of amber from north-eastern Italy that are 100 million years older than any amber arthropod traced.

Aug 28, 2012 07:24 AM EDT