Rats use their whiskers to help sense the world around them - could the same thing work for humans ?
Researchers have found that calculating costs at Christmas can cause genuine pain in some people.
Insurance companies have had to deal with some rather ridiculous claims from mobile phone owners.
In a few very rare cases individuals have demonstrated sudden and inexplicable super-human talents.
Scientists have developed tiny bugs that can turn useless hazardous chemicals in to 24-karat gold.
Colonel Halt has accused the federal government of covering up evidence of extraterrestrial visitation.
A group of 70 common earthworms have been married in an unusual and elaborate wedding ceremony.
The Opportunity rover has snapped a picture of strange spherules that has experts scratching their heads.
In 1913 a temperature of 56.7 degrees Celsius was recorded in California's infamous Death Valley.
A completely new species of monkey has been discovered in Democratic Republic of Congo.
If Luo Meizhen's claim is accurate then she would be the oldest human being to have ever lived.
One fifth of the world's population of spineless creatures are believed to be at risk of going extinct.
Fire-fighters spent over four hours engaged in a particularly unusual rescue operation.
A female chimpanzee called Natasha has demonstrated an abnormally high level of intelligence and skill.
Collections of skulls separated from their skeletons have been proving a puzzle to archaeologists.
Anthony Bragalia has been investigating the famous case of Officer Lonnie Zamora's UFO encounter.
Mysterious naturally occuring quasicrystals in Russia are believed to be extraterrestrial in origin.
NASA's Curiosity rover has returned a stunning panoramic view of the landscape within Gale Crater.
NASA rejoiced this morning as the one-ton Mars Science Laboratory touched down on the Red Planet.
Suborbital space trips could generate as much as $1.6 billion within the first decade of operations.