A painting believed to be the work of Italian painter Raphael has been found in an 18th-century home.
Two government employees in Spain managed to skip work without anyone else noticing for over 15 years.
Researchers from Germany are building an artificial nervous system that will enable robots to feel pain.
A man in Portugal was arrested by police after managing to destroy a historic statue at a train station.
Scientists are hoping to extract DNA from skin and hair samples found on some of Da Vinci's paintings.
A woefully unconvincing Abominable Snowman has turned up in footage recorded at Formigal in Spain.
7-year-old Olivia Farnsworth suffers from a rare condition that affects only 100 people worldwide.
A jovial primate at a zoo in Spain was filmed rolling on the floor laughing after seeing a nut disappear.
During a sleepwalking episode some people can suffer horrendous injuries without noticing or waking up.
A 12-year-old from Taiwan ended up putting his hand through a priceless Paolo Porpora painting.
Researchers have identified a subtle optical illusion responsible for the painting's enigmatic smile.
Videos and photographs of the doll are said to have caused a range of symptoms in people viewing them.
The South American insect measures 2.5cm long and delivers an agonizing bite that hurts for up to a day.
Germany has come up with a novel new way to stop drunk revelers from relieving themselves on walls.
Living a lifetime without the ability to feel pain is actually more of an inconvenience that it sounds.
The Russian city of Saratov ended up painted orange this week as tinted snowflakes fell from the heavens.
The DNA managed to survive being painted on to the outside of a rocket and blasted in to space.
One of the earliest depictions of Jesus has been found on a plate dating back to the 4th century AD.
Witnesses across the country called the emergency services after seeing the object streak across the sky.
A number of unusual cave paintings dating back 10,000 years have been discovered in Chhattisgarh.