A rather feisty tree-dweller has been hitting the headlines in northwest Novato over the last few weeks.
Scientists studying the ageing of dogs have come up with a possible new way to increase their lifespan.
It may soon be possible to tinker with our children's genes - but should we really be playing God?
At least three people are thought to have been killed recently by monkeys in India's Nolanda district.
Researchers have revealed that taller individuals within a species don't live as long as shorter ones.
Hundreds of dinosaur footprints have been found preserved in rocks along the coast of a Scottish island.
The man behind China's 'cloning factory' has suggested that it should now be possible to clone a human.
An American entrepreneur has come up with a new way of giving people a boost first thing in the morning.
A strange green light was photographed over South Africa by numerous witnesses during the weekend.
A crowdfunding campaign for a role-playing wizard's school adventure has so far raised over $230,000.
A humanoid robot guide called Spencer will be tasked with helping passengers reach the correct terminals.
Authorities in Egypt have revealed that there is almost certainly a hidden room in Tutankhamen's tomb.
Humai is aiming to make it possible to freeze someone's brain and resurrect them again within 30 years.
Almost a dozen vessels have been washed ashore in recent weeks with not a single surviving crew member.
Researchers have revealed that snakes lost their limbs when they began living and hunting in burrows.
Several vehicles were mysteriously forced up in to the air as they approached a busy road junction.
Police officers in Sydney, Australia were called to the scene of a possible domestic violence incident.
Former police officer Alan Godfry had a close encounter with a UFO while on patrol back in November 1980.
Blue Origin has beaten SpaceX in the race to build a rocket that can launch and then return to the Earth.
Phobos, one of the two small moons of Mars, could eventually break apart and encircle the planet.