Have you ever wondered if there was a little vial of love potion somewhere? And could we formulate one of these vials in our high-tech laboratories?

To pay soaring fees and living costs, rising number of students in UK are taking up part-time work in the sex-industry. Pole and lap dancing being the most popular choice, followed by stripping and prostitution.

A planet made up mostly of water with a very steamy atmosphere has been observed. GJ 1214b is 2.7 times earth’s diameter and weighs seven times but much of its mass is from water and not rock.

There are more planets out there than you can imagine, some similar to earth — habitable, possibly fit for colonisation, or too wild for us and probably already taken.

The psychedelic power of magic mushrooms could be exploited to fight depression. In two pioneering studies its active ingredient psilocybin has been found to induce a mental state that neurologists think is suitable ground for effective therapy.

Disaster and unrest were the themes to 2011.

Astronomers have discovered two planets, 3900 light years from here, that have very close relationship with its dying star, and much of it is disruptive.

The tsunami-destroyed nuclear reactors at Fukushima, Japan have reached a “cold shutdown”. This means the temperature in each of the three vessels is now well below a 100 degrees.

Vitamin C deficiency is dangerously high among elderly Indians, according to a new study conducted in the nation’s rural and small towns.

The claim that certain high-energy particles break the light-barrier has been strengthened after a fine-tuned re-test bore the same results.