Several surprising and unconventional names have been declared illegal in some parts of the world.
The world's first zero-gravity 3D printer has now been set up inside one of the station's science labs.
The remarkable meeting of opposite extremes was organized to celebrate Guinness World Records Day.
A new study has revealed that our planet's population is even more out of control than we realize.
A young boy's inability to know when to eat or drink could be the first case of its kind in the world.
The disappearance of the world's biggest shark may have enabled whales to grow to huge sizes.
The world's first in vitro hamburger could soon be accompanied by a nice glass of lab grown milk.
Darek Fidyka has become the first person to walk again after having his spinal nerves completely severed.
One of the last remaining northern white rhinos has died leaving only six left alive in the whole world.
Archaeologists have discovered the largest concentration of dinosaur remains ever found.
A woman in Sweden has given birth using a womb she received in a pioneering transplant operation.
Diners with more money than sense can sample the delicacy for the princely sum of £9,000 per glass.
The bizarre scene set a new world record outside the Nexen headquarters in Calgary on Thursday.
New predictions suggest that the population will rise by another 4 billion by the end of the century.
The space agency has used new simulations to determine how best to identify a life-bearing world.
The innovative Dyson 360 Eye could soon be cleaning floors in people's homes all across the world.
Almost a quarter of the world's electricity supply is now being produced from renewable energy sources.
A sheep that hasn't been shorn for six years has so much wool that it can hardly see where it's going.
A complete and fully functional thymus has been grown from cells in a groundbreaking new experiment.
Scientists believe that excess heat is currently being stored in the depths of the world's oceans.