Philippe Matthews Show Guru Advice, Author Reviews, Tech Reviews, Entertainment News

The key to a happy marriage and a happy life in retirement? According to a recent study, one answer is sex.

When humankind once again ventures out from Earth's neighborhood, where will we go?

The desire for social status is one of the most important factors driving human behavior. Our place on the social hierarchy can determine everything from who we marry to how long we live . However, recent research suggests that some of the things we do to boost our status can backfire: they may make us feel better temporarily but increase the chances we will be stuck with lower status.

In October 2009 a small group of robotic space exploration geeks decided to venture out of our comfort zone and began brainstorming different approaches to flying people into space. We were spurred into action when the Augustine com

American football and international hockey have gotten hammered for their brutal hits, which can lead to serious brain injury. But soccer players are also getting their heads examined.

In most cases, you need to make a huge donation to have a building named after you.

Sleep helps us consolidate our memories. Sleep also helps us learn. During REM sleep, which is the dreaming stage of sleep, the brain stops releasing stress chemicals

[Launch audio: “And liftoff of the Atlas 5 with Curiosity”] [More]

(Reuters) - Almost 200 nations began global climate talks on Monday with time running out to save the Kyoto Protocol aimed at cutting the greenhouse gas emissions scientists blame for rising sea levels, intense storms, drought and crop failures. [More]

Women who drink water contaminated with low levels of the weed-killer atrazine may be more likely to have irregular menstrual cycles and low estrogen levels, scientists concluded in a new study. [More]

Physicists working at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, have finally made the perfect foam. Whereas most Dubliners might consider that to be the head on a pint of Guinness, Denis Weaire and his co-workers have a more sophisticated answer. [More]

[More]

South Korean scientists say there is new hope for diabetics with experiments in animals demonstrating that insulin producing cells can be successfully transplanted from one species to another. The researchers attribute the success of the experime..

After a fight and before forgiveness often comes an apology. But saying “I’m sorry” comes more easily for some people than it does for others.

After a fight and before forgiveness often comes an apology.