New fly is named after Arnold Schwarzenegger
Jan 24, 2018A tiny fly with very strong forelegs has been named after one of the world's most famous bodybuilders.
Botox camels disqualified from beauty contest
Jan 24, 2018Twelve camels have been disqualified from a contest in Saudi Arabia after being given Botox injections.
Alcatraz escapee sends a letter to the police
Jan 24, 2018The mystery of what happened to the three men who escaped Alcatraz in 1962 may have finally been solved.
One more Dead Sea Scroll has been deciphered
Jan 23, 2018One of the last two untranslated Dead Sea Scrolls has finally been pieced together by archaeologists.
Did Queen Nefertiti ever rule ancient Egypt ?
Jan 23, 2018One Egyptologist has put forward the idea that Nefertiti was not quite as powerful as history suggests.
Chunk of North America is part of Australia
Jan 23, 2018Scientists have identified an area of Australia that broke away from North America 1.7 billion years ago.
Study shows cats can be right or left-pawed
Jan 22, 2018It's not only humans who favor one hand over the other - cats seem to share this preference as well.
Man dies after dog accidentally shoots him
Jan 22, 2018An experienced hunter from Russia has died in a freak accident involving one of his own hunting dogs.
Scientists make tractor beam breakthrough
VIDEO Jan 22, 2018An acoustic tractor beam could make it possible to levitate large objects within the not-too-distant future.
Weather blamed for 200,000 antelope deaths
Jan 21, 2018Scientists may have finally determined what caused vast numbers of saiga antelopes to die back in 2015.
Oolitic limestone is full of tiny fossils
Jan 21, 2018Many of today's major buildings were constructed using a material that is filled with tiny prehistoric fossils.
Undersea 'Mordor' found off coast of Australia
Jan 20, 2018The 'Tolkienesque' landscape is made up of 26 underwater volcanoes buried beneath seabed sediment.
'Brother mummies' had different fathers
VIDEO Jan 20, 2018Scientists have finally solved the mystery of the relationship between two 4,000-year-old mummies.
Saturn's moon Titan has its own sea level
Jan 19, 2018Just like the oceans here on Earth, Titan's hydrocarbon seas and lakes lie at an average elevation.
'Haunted' painting has sold in New Zealand
Jan 19, 2018An acrylic painting purchased from an antique store has earned itself something of a haunted reputation.
Mini nuclear reactors could be used on Mars
VIDEO Jan 19, 2018The Kilopower project has developed a type of miniature nuclear fission reactor for use on other worlds.
Drone saves swimmers in world-first rescue
VIDEO Jan 18, 2018A new lifesaving drone has already proven its worth after rescuing two swimmers off the coast of Australia.
Man claims 'aliens' delayed his tax return
VIDEO Jan 18, 2018British tax authorities have released a list of some of the most ridiculous reasons for late tax returns.
Extreme weather tops 2018's global threats list
Jan 17, 20181,000 risk management experts from around the world have outlined this year's top man-made threats.
Man ruptures throat while stifling a sneeze
VIDEO Jan 17, 2018As one unfortunate man recently found out, trying to stifle a particularly explosive sneeze is not a good idea.
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