A new Swedish study suggests that offering care to drug addicts can save society money.

A new study by the Center for American Progress, a liberal Washington research institution finds that as the credit squeeze has made it more difficult to obtain property-based lines of credit, American consumers are turning to their credit cards as an alternative. VOA's Barry Wood has more.

Acne patients who are highly anxious about their skin condition say they are less likely to participate in sport or exercise, according to new research at the University of Bath.

A team of UCL scientists has identified a combination of genes in a species of monkey that protects against retroviruses such as HIV. The discovery will be used to develop a gene therapy for HIV/AIDS in humans.

The first direct evidence of how and when tectonic plates move into the deepest reaches of the Earth is published in Nature today. Scientists hope their description of how plates collide with one sliding below the other into the rocky mantle could potentially improve their ability to assess earthquake risks.

A gene which helps a harmless African butterfly ward off predators by giving it wing patterns like those of toxic species, has been identified by scientists who publish their findings today.

International Business Machines Corporation (abbreviated IBM, nicknamed "Big Blue"; NYSE: IBM) has conducted an interesting research in order to advance in atomic scale computing and other nanotechnology applications.

A new study proved the initial supposition that the first humans lived in sub - Sahara Africa and moved from there across the globe.

Scientists at the Consortium for Conservation Medicine Wildlife Trust New York, the Zoological Society of London, Columbia University (New York) and the University of Georgia seem to have found some answers concerning the origin of diseases like HIV/AIDS and SARS. These data can help to further predict and prevent future devastating pandemics.

A new research project will see Exeter and Cornwall-based academics find clues to Islamic radicalisation. Focusing on North Africans living in the UK, France and Spain three political scientists and a historian will trace the historical roots of radicalisation, by assessing the impact how the legacies of colonial repression and current political, social and economic marginalisation affect perceptions of terrorism and the West.

Government money should fund coloured lenses for children who have difficulty reading, Professor Arnold Wilkins of the University of Essex has urged today (Wednesday).

Oxford University scientists hope to uncover the secret life of an important British seabird using technology developed with Microsoft Research Cambridge.