Joseph Alan Alonso

The ongoing economic debacle in Greece is becoming more costly for the nation’s population.

The capacity of a person’s brain to throw away negative thoughts is one of the major reasons for people to hang on to a positive attitude despite adversities in life.

The economic insecurities affecting most countries around the world had caused majority of Australian businesses to become more wary to the point of being pessimistic.

Engineers and maintenance workers of Qantas based in Sydney are set to walk out of their jobs starting at 3pm as part of a growing labor disagreement with management.

Dr. Ralph Steinman, this year’s winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine, passed away three days before the award was announced.

Prostate cancer is getting more attention especially after the winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in medicine were chosen for their contributions in the promotion of therapeutic cancer vaccine which treats men with advanced prostate malignancy.

One week before the Brussels Summit of European Union (EU) leaders for the Polish presidency from Oct. 17 to 18, the German and French governments remain divided on the matter of supporting unsteady banks in the continent and solving the debt problem that could lead to a Greek default.

Students from a remote area in Central California close to the Nevada border may get a rare to opportunity to catch a glimpse of the Draconid meteor shower Saturday.

There is no doubt about it that the enigma behind Apple' success is Steve Jobs and his "methodology" that was described by his former nemesis John Sculley, Apple CEO from 1983 to 1993, as "different from everyone else's since he always believed the most important decisions you make are not the things you do, but the things that you decide not to do."

The “troika” composed of the European Union, International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank have been engaged in discussions since last week regarding the rescue package for Greece but no final decisions have been consummated until now.

The European Central Bank (ECB) has taken further steps in implementing a reduction in interest rates even as presumptions increased that interest rates will remain unchanged at 1.5 percent.

A photograph of a very rare quadruple rainbow was published online at LiveScience.com on Thursday. Only five such rainbows have been reported during the last 250 years.

Physicists from the University of California in Santa Barbara have managed to develop a “quantum integrated circuit that applies the quantum von Neumann architecture.”

Retailers all over the world are not so upbeat about forecasts for the holidays although sales in November and December are expected to go up by at least 3 percent.

"No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life's change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new."

Forecasts from observers worldwide say that Greece may possibly fail to overcome a deficit target that was agreed upon months ago in a huge rescue package indicating that desperate measures to preclude bankruptcy is not sufficient.

The European Space Agency, counterpart of NASA in the U.S., is willing to provide substantial funding for cost-effective missions to outer planets and outside the solar system as well as studies about the Earth's northern or southern lights and particle acceleration in the sun.

Photography has reached a higher level as scientist-photographers from various disciplines submitted entries captured through the microscope during the 2011 Nikon International Small World Photography challenge.

The recent observations made by an environmental watchdog that the Canadian government is throwing away a hug sum of money on inadequately planned climate change programs indicates lack of political determination on the part of the ruling Conservative Party.

The U.S. House of Representatives should take on a dependable strategy for downgrading disproportions and ambiguities in the corporate tax system and resolve mounting federal debt to spur economic recovery.

The threat of escalating mass actions looms as more Greek workers are joining work stoppages to declare their vehement objection against the 6.6 billion euro austerity plan of Prime Minister George Papandreou.

A senior representative of the United Nations (UN) Food and Agricultural Organization reiterated the agency’s call for countries around the globe to become more serious in safeguarding urban trees and forests since these are vital in lessening effects of climate change.

The head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) underscored the need for sustained cooperation among nations to achieve significant milestones in space exploration endeavors.

Medical researchers in the U.S. have found that a viral infection called Human Papillomavirus or HPV which is said to be the main reason for rising cancer cases of the back of the mouth and throat this year.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) continue to support stellar achievements that vary from technical acts to demonstration of human inventiveness.

Moderate gains were achieved in the manufacturing and construction sectors in the U.S. notwithstanding the persistent problems in unemployment and the rising concern regarding the ongoing debt crisis in Europe.

The declaration made by Greek government officials that it will miss its fiscal deficit this year and probably be mired in recession for the rest of next year has triggered another cause for concern among Asia-Pacific economies.

Awards will be granted to original discoveries that lead to understanding of the human body or treatment of diseases, says committee secretary.

The European Union (EU) is amenable to making additional promises in dealing with climate change but these should be part of a more comprehensive global approach because their coalition is responsible for only 11 percent of emissions all over the world.