In his spare time Shinjiro Kumagai dons a giant grasshopper outfit and helps hunt down drink-drivers.
A woman who hit her head while on holiday found that she had developed extraordinary mental capabilities.
A teacher from Berlin has become the oldest woman in history to become pregnant with four babies.
Computer scientist Valery Spiridonov is set to become the first man in history to undergo the procedure.
A DNA analysis suggests that a woman known as Zana may have been from a long lost human subspecies.
Wildlife authorities in Australia have warned people not to release pet fish in to rivers and streams.
A plant that relies on the lunar cycle for survival is the only one of its kind anywhere in the world.
Could an alien civilization build a large spherical energy-harvesting structure around a distant star ?
Our distant ancestors came in a variety of different shapes and sizes, just like modern humans do today.
The gargantuan reptile was related to the Titanosaurs and roamed the Earth around 100 million years ago.
The enormous four-storey high structure has been designed to protect the coast against tsunamis.
A new species of lizard that grew to the size of a car has been identified from fossils in Portugal.
The aerospace giant has been granted a patent for a way to shield against explosion shockwaves.
A solar eclipse provided a breathtaking spectacle this morning despite predominantly cloudy weather.
Late German computer expert Michael Hubner believed that he had found the site of the fabled lost city.
The South American insect measures 2.5cm long and delivers an agonizing bite that hurts for up to a day.
The infamous sanatorium is set to become a four-star hotel where people can stay and look for ghosts.
Richard Shaw Burke had disappeared without a trace until scraps of his shirt turned up inside an octopus.
Germany has come up with a novel new way to stop drunk revelers from relieving themselves on walls.
A new census has revealed that the number of giant pandas living in the wild has risen by 17 percent.