International environmental group Greenpeace hit out at Samsung on Wednesday for reneging on a promise to remove harmful substances from its electronics products.

New research from Italy suggests that higher temperatures are lengthening the pollen season for some plants and trees, increasing the pollen load they produce and causing a rise in the number of people who are developing allergies to certain pollens.

The study, funded by Tetris' makers and authored by investigators at the Mind Research Network in New Mexico, shows that playing the classic puzzle game had two distinct effects on the brains of research subjects: some areas in the brain showed greater efficiency, and different areas showed thicker cortexes, which is a sign of more grey matter.

Good things come in small packages, as the saying goes, and nowhere is that more true than in nanotechnology. Research in the field has recently led to several new strategies for employing nanotechnology in the fight against cancer, and -- so far, at least -- the results are promising.

Giving birth can be a very messy affair instead of the 10-second births that you witness on TV shows and movies all the time. While hospitals can't just go rounding up expecting mothers to help them in the training of their nurses, this Pregnancy Simulator ought to help.

Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Ovarian Cancer Institute developed a potential treatment to fight cancer using magnetic nanoparticles designed to attach themselves to human cancer cells.

If you tell a woman a joke and get a blank look, don't immediately despair. She's just taking her time to understand it. But if the punchline does eventually make her laugh it will be worth the wait.

The Microsoft founder made the largest ever single charitable donation in a bid to save more than 8 million lives.

A Silicon Valley start-up is making the bold claim that it can help eradicate that disease and more than 100 others by alerting parents-to-be who have the carrier genes.

It had never crossed my mind that they could be blamed for the return of a disease that many of you might associate with Oliver Twist. No, not the plague of painfully staged musical productions in regional theaters. Rickets.

Another day, another story about some cheap, plastic Wii motion control accessory finding an application outside of gaming. In this case, it's the balance board, and not only is this device helping stroke victims recover, it's saving them money, too.

Claiming his "electromagnetic hypersensitivity" is preventing him from living in his house.

A Seattle-based internet addiction specialist has revealed how computer and MMO addiction can cause serious 'intimacy disorders' in young men, who only handle their sexuality with online pornography.

One of the biggest problems faced by researchers who are working on eye implants is the source of power; after all, you're not going to plug yourself into a wall socket for charging.

Scientists have worked out a way of programming nanosensors so that they can spot a cancer cell from a blood sample.

Campbell is one of only 14 people in the United States participating in an FDA-approved study of an artificial retina -- a microchip implanted in the eye to stimulate damaged cells.

A new technique in burn treatment provides an alternative to skin grafts in the operating room.

Your body is home to 10 times as many microbes as its own cells. But they can be quite picky about where they will settle – and what other bacteria they'll share fences with. In addition, some unlikely-sounding parts of the body – such as the back of the knee and the index finger – have far more microbial diversity than the gut.

The discovery of the molecule, an antibody known as CR6261, is good news for researchers who hope to design a flu vaccine that would give humans lifelong protection against a majority of influenza viruses. The antibody also has the potential to treat those who are unvaccinated and become infected with the flu.

Researchers are trying to find ways to regrow fingers — and someday, even limbs — with tricks that sound like magic spells from a Harry Potter novel.