SCIENCE

Soyuz TMA-05M will carry out a rendezvous and docking test with the International Space Station. Also on the cards is an orbital sporting event to mark the London Olympics.

University of Chicago researchers find that people born in autumn are likely to live for 100 years compared to those born in March.

Scientists from the Institute of Cancer Research and the Breakthrough Breast Cancer develop drug that kills leukaemia cells.

British Retail Consortium claims consumers unlikely to see further drops in amount of salt in food.

BMJ study looks into risks for those sufferers who opt for conserving surgery, rather than a mastectomy.

Washington University scientists notice early childhood brain abnormalities among Wolfram syndrome patients which leads to diabetes, hearing problem and vision loss.

Harvard Medical School scientists find beige fat, a third type of fat present in humans. They claim the discovery will help fight obesity.

Australian National University researchers find that children who are solely breastfed in the first six months of life are at increased risk of developing nut allergy.

Lancet research shows one in four disabled children may experience violence in their lifetime.

Psychologists from University of Edinburgh, University of Hertfordshire and the University of British Columbia find that eye movements cannot say if a person is telling a lie or not.

Scientists have put an ancient gene into modern-day Escherichia coli (E coli) bacteria, which has been growing. The procedure will help researchers to observe and track any changes in the evolution.

Discovery to solve mystery behind formation and evolution of Pluto.

Scientists from Nasa find the big bang responsible for missing stars in ghost galaxies.

American Meteorological Society research finds climate change link to extreme weather including heatwaves and flooding.

Study in BMJ says giving up cigarettes assocated with 4kg weight gain.

Norris Cotton Cancer Center researchers discover that R rating of movies can substantially reduce smoking among teens.

Cardiff University researchers find that people who have suffered physical or sexual harassment can develop mental health problems.

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg researchers find that contraceptive methods can cut maternal deaths by 44 percent

Archaeologists discover two 3,000-year-old skeletons made up of the bones of different people.

Sitting for less than three hours a day can add two years to the average lifespan, say US researchers.

Since the disaster, many countries have turned back on nuclear energy but countries like the UK and the US still vouch for it.

Residents advised to be alert, as Environment Agency issues 27 flood warnings and 108 flood alerts across country.

Virginia Commonwealth University researchers discover that rabbits' antibodies trick the body immune system into accepting the stem cell from an unrelated donor.

Scientists find a new treatment for asthma by reprogramming some asthma-promoting immune cells.

University of California scientists find that obesity does not increase morality risk but say that it does not mean that obesity is not a threat to individual health.

After extended flights in space, a microscopic worm Caenorhabditis elegans (C elegans) undergoes genetic changes that help it to live longer.

Wayne State University scientists discover that ProAlgaZyme (algae extracts) increase good cholesterol levels, which in turn help cure cardiac disease.

Scientists have discovered four unusual pairs of stars with a very close orbit.

Environment Agency issues flood alerts to 86 areas across UK and warns residents to be prepared.