An Australian scientist working on “happiness projects” has found that you can put a dollar value on the pain and happiness women and men feel. At least according to that number, males are in fact much more emotional than females as far as major life events are concerned.

In fact, Paul Frijters of the Queensland University of Technology found that men might feel up to ten times the pain women do.

Living close to an airport can be nerve wrecking, but can it cause your spouse to leave? A Bay Area man claims just that.

60-year old Stanley Hilton is convinced that the constant noise of the San Francisco International Airport led to his divorce. The price to alleviate his pain: $15 million.

Here is an interesting take on curbing rising divorce rates. The Malaysian state government and the Family and Community Development Council are offering troubled married couples who are on the brink of the divorce a free honeymoon to patch their marriage.

Scientist Ray Kurzweil claims humans could become immortal in as little as 20 years’ time. The 61-year old American said that this new immortality will be thanks to nanotechnology and an increased understanding of how the body works.

Kurzweil said that humanity is starting to understand genes and computer technology at an accelerating rate. He said that nanotechnologies capable of replacing many of our vital organs could be in the shops in 20 years’ time. He points out that artificial pancreases and neural implants are starting to become available.