The International Space Station is now 15 years old and is expected to continue until at least 2028.
In some cultures, birthmarks are thought to be connected to aspects of a person's previous life.
The rover celebrated one year on the Red Planet with a lonely rendition of 'Happy Birthday to Me'.
A unique species of extinct frog that gives birth through its mouth may soon be rising from the dead.
A particularly long-lived feline in the UK called Wadsworth has just celebrated his 27th birthday.
Humans are not the only species to offer assistance to someone who is in the process of giving birth.
In a remarkable coincidence, a couple who each have an identical twin now have identical twin children.
Pope Benedict has claimed that Jesus was actually born several years earlier than currently thought.
Astronomers have found that the rate of star birth is 30 times less than it was 11 billion years ago.
In 1944 Emmimarie Jones believed that she had conceived a child without the involvement of a man.
A Swiss study has revealed that you are 14% more likely to die on your birthday than on any other day.
Professor Stephen Hawking was unable to attend his own birthday celebrations due to ill health.
Santa Cruz El Chol has been the scene of a mysterious birth following sightings of strange lights.
Cat-owner Zhou Yun from China has claimed that her pregnant cat has given birth to a dog.
If a person blind from birth was suddenly able to see would he be able to visually distinguish objects ?
In a story from China this week a sheep in Shaanxi Province has allegedly given birth to a dog.
University of Nottingham scientists produced the nanoscopic engraving as a birthday present.
NASA held a conference on Monday to announce that they'd witnessed the birth of a black hole.
Scientists have identified the first case of a boa snake having a "virgin birth".
A variety of skink has gone from laying eggs to live births giving scientists a unique glimpse of change in action.