Neuroscientists have come under fire over the ethics of their new remote control cockroach kits.
A newly discovered Earth-sized world around a distant star completes a full orbit in a matter of hours.
Wildfires beneath the jungle canopy are proving more destructive than human deforestation.
Two different invasive species of ant have been battling for dominance in the Southern United States.
Scientists in China have come under fire for producing more than 100 new mutations of the deadly virus.
Groups of strange bright circular objects have been filmed flying in formation in the skies over Ireland.
A woman who tried to kill a snake by setting it on fire inadvertently managed to burn her own house down.
Authorities in Australia have been left baffled following the formation of a mysterious circle of fire.
The Star Wars inspired robot has been designed to assist in fighting fires and to throw grenades.
A weapon system that fires a soldiers' own biological waste products at enemies has been patented.
Fire-fighters spent over four hours engaged in a particularly unusual rescue operation.
One drunk man at a party in Australia thought it would be a good idea to experiment with fireworks.
A huge flame pit in the depths of Turkmenistan's Karakum Desert has been on fire for over four decades.
A man using a blowtorch to burn spider webs in his garden managed to set his own house on fire.
The military are experimenting with a laser-guided weapon that can fire bolts of lightning at targets.
Tiny meteorites from an exploding fireball have been found scattered across northern California.
A 9-year-old has attributed divine intervention to his near miss with a bullet fired through his window.
Our ancestors may have been using fire for cooking and warmth as far back as one million years ago.
A bullet fired during a shoot-out in Mexico ended up hitting a woman in El Paso over half a mile away.
A giant, ancient tree that was alive before the days of King Tutankhamun has been killed in a fire.