Ask any busy teenager to name one best friend, and the answer will be Pop-Tarts! There is nothing like popping a freshly toasted one in your mouth for that extra boost of sugar,...

While deserts are by definition, places where rain is scarce, there is only one area on this earth - the central portion of Chile's Atacama Desert, where it never ever rained - ...

The reason humans are considered to be at the top of the food chain is to do with inteligence, which is measured by their ability to build and use complex tools to solve day-to-...

When we think of lobsters, we always imagine them to be red. However, did you know that lobsters could be blue, yellow or even white? Admittedly they are rare though - Blue lobs...

After studying the Universe for hundreds of years, one would think we would at least have an accurate count of the stars - Turns out that we are grossly off. At least that's the...

It appears as though Corporations are increasingly becoming aware of the need to pitch in to try reverse the effects of Global warming. Puma and Frito-Lay started it with their ...

February 7th marks the beginning of the Chinese New Year 4,706 - The year of the Rat. The fifteen-day long celebration that starts on the eve of the New Year, is the most import...

Surya, a four-year old Orangutan living at The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species in Miami, Florida has discovered a new passion - Jet Skiing!

Austrian born Felix Baumgartner is known for his dare devil antics. He was the first man to fly across the English Channel with a carbon wing, the first to jump of the Taipei 10...

The Amazon rain forest has yielded many interesting critters, but these new finds top the list when it comes to unusual animals.