Recently released video footage shows a man in Turkey being carried in to the air by a runaway patio umbrella.
A woman who had been visiting her daughter in Australia returned to Scotland with an unexpected stowaway.
Toyota's remarkably impressive T-HR31 humanoid robot can now be controlled by an operator six miles away.
On November 16th 1974, the Arecibo Observatory sent a message of greeting towards globular star cluster M13.
Astronomers have revealed the discovery of a 'super-Earth' around a star that is a mere six light years away.
It may soon be possible to do away with the remote altogether and change channels using only your mind.
It turns out that Pinocchio was wrong - your nose doesn't grow when you lie, it actually gets colder and shrinks.
Four gargantuan planets have been observed orbiting a relatively young star approximately 500 light years away.
The late physicist predicted that genetic engineering will ultimately render half of the world's population obsolete.
Forget trying to run away - this sophisticated humanoid contraption can now bound up and over obstacles.
19-year-old Aldi Novel Adilang ended up lost at sea after a floating hut he had been working in drifted away.
A Japanese scientist has developed a set of remotely controlled robotic arms that can be worn as a backpack.
A runaway global warming effect may still occur even if countries do manage to slash CO2 emissions.
The famed aviator is thought to have sent several dozen distress calls while stranded on a remote Pacific island.
The futuristic new weapon is capable of setting fire to targets from a distance of over half a mile away.
An extrasolar world 500 light years away could be the most promising place yet to look for alien life.
A gentle gorilla who famously mastered sign language and understood 2,000 words has sadly passed away.
The 20-year-old returned home after three days away to find that his family was mourning his death.
Astronomers have found a solar system 160 light years away with three planets roughly the size of our own.
The origins of a mysterious 800-year-old shipwreck have been determined thanks to a rather helpful label.