Forget haggis - Neolithic Scots living on the islands may have once had an appetite for the humble vole.
The charity maintains that if an animal takes a photograph, the image legally belongs to that animal.
New research has suggested that goats are actually just as loving and intelligent as dogs and cats.
A bizarre contraption called the 'Affectionator' gives a dog the chance to pat its owner on the head.
Archaeologists using drone and satellite imagery have identified a massive new ceremonial platform.
Sound technician Tom Peters likes nothing more than to dress up in a latex costume and act like a dog.
70-year-old Peter Lohr claims to have located five nuclear bombs inside a network of underground caverns.
Blue Cross volunteer Peter Edge was shocked to discover the enormous serpent in a shop bathroom.
The largest shark that ever lived may have been driven to extinction by competition from other predators.
A huge alligator had been living in an Illinois man's basement for the better part of three decades.
Peter Slattery managed to capture footage of a strange circular object traveling at considerable speed.
The 42nd annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off featured a selection of monstrous vegetables.
A man in Detroit managed to set a gas station on fire while trying to use his lighter to kill a spider.
Competitive eater Nela Zisser managed to consume almost two dozen large burgers in one session.
The mysterious Nazi gold train in Poland may contain an ornate room stolen from St Petersburg in 1941.
Scientists at Osaka University in Japan have managed to fire a two-petawatt laser for one picosecond.
A team from Japan succeeded in fending off robots from 40 other countries at a competition in China.
A robot from South Korea has scooped the $2 million prize for an impressive win across eight tasks.
People from several different countries have been reporting strange 'trumpet blasts' coming from the sky.
Wildlife authorities in Australia have warned people not to release pet fish in to rivers and streams.