'Sorry Folks, the dog ate it all' - While that excuse would be tough to pull off with a straight face, when it comes from a Prime Minister, the guests have no choice but to grin and bear it!...

Liam Hoekstra's parents realized their son was special, when at the age of five months he could lift his entire body up, whilst his mum held him by the hands. By eight months he was doing pull-ups and by nineteen months, inverted sit-ups....

Located 70 miles from Buenos Aires, the Capital of Argentina, the Lujan Zoo is being called many things - wild, irresponsible and even dangerous. However officials here simply call it 'The World's first interactive Zoo.'...

If you are among the millions of people that love the quirky, yet useful inventions that always seem to show up in the Wallace and Gromit movies, you will not want to miss 'Wallace and Gromit present a World of Cracking Ideas', an interactive exhibition currently going on at London's Science Museum....

When Sir Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin Galactic, unveiled his commercial space airplane White Knight 2, amidst much fanfare in early 2008, he promised the world that it would be ready to take tourists to Space by late 2009 or early 2010 - and it looks as though he may actually keep his promise....

On Wednesday morning, students at St. Mary's college in Moraga, California, tried to re-live old memories and break a long-standing record, by hosting a Phone Booth Packing competition - where groups compete to see who can pile in the most number of people into a phone booth!...

While we think all teachers are incredible, this one definitely went beyond the normal call of duty to keep his students safe....

Would you be willing to fork out $7,000USD for one egg? If paleontologist and antique dealer, John Shephard from Ashford in Kent, London, is right, that is exactly what someone will end up paying soon....

Though she may not look a day over 21 (3 in dog years), Channel is all set to celebrate her 147th birthday (21 in dog years) on May 8th, and has just received a certificate from the folks at the Guinness Book of Records, confirming her status as the oldest dog in the world!...

Don't be surprised if the streets around you go dark for an hour at 8.30pm (local time) on Saturday, March 28th. It isn't a power outage, just people trying to save the Earth - one light bulb at a time!...

The world's cheapest car - The Tata Nano, was launched amidst much fanfare in Mumbai India, earlier this week. First unveiled at a car show in New Delhi, in 2008, this highly anticipated compact car, which costs only 100,000 rupees or about $2,000 USD, is expected to be very popular in India....

Earlier this month, Eric Larson, a senior at South Eugene High, walked away with top honors at the 2009 Intel Science Talent Contest, one of America's oldest and most prestigious pre-college science competitions....

If British Scientists have their way, the waters around Europe may soon be swarming with schools of strange looking fish. However, before you rush to get your fishing rods, be warned, for these are no ordinary fish, but robo-fish, released to sniff out toxic water pollutants....

Mailmen In Edinburgh, Scotland, are scratching their heads, after some mischievious prankster covered a Royal Mail mailbox in blue and white wrapping paper and topped it off with a bright red ribbon....

Conservationists at New Zealand's Kaori Wildlife Sanctuary, are ecstatic after discovering a month-old tuatara, a rare reptile and the only living descendent of the lizard-like dinosaurs that inhabited the Earth, more than 65 million years ago....

Last Friday, 26 lucky fifth-graders from Bancroft Elementary School in Washington D.C, got to visit with US First Lady, Michelle Obama, and help her get started on the new fruit and vegetable garden in the White House lawn....

A team of scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory in California, recently revealed that they have developed a metallic glass that is harder and tougher than stainless steel, but weighs much less....

Ever since the behavior and habits of Orangutans has been documented, scientists have known that these apes hate water and cannot swim. However, as this Orangutan mum demonstrated - Nothing is impossible!...

Mosha, an Asian elephant, was only seven months old, when she hurt one of her legs. The injured animal was whisked to the Friends of the Asian Elephant Hospital and Sanctuary in Lampang, Thailand for treatment....

A mysterious comic collector, made headlines on March 13th, after paying a record $317,000 USD for a rare original copy of the first comic featuring Superman, his girlfriend Lois Lane, and magician, Giovanni 'John' Zatara....

A powerful sandstorm swept through parts of the Middle East on March 10th, grinding all activities to a complete halt for a few hours. While sandstorms are common in spring, this was one of the biggest storms the area has seen, in decades....

Will you please stop staring at me ! That certainly seems to be the message, Santino, a popular 31-year old Chimpanzee, seemed to be trying to get across, to the thousands of humans who gawk at him day-after-day....

If you think being an astronaut is all work and no play, you haven't met Koichi Wakata. Every time he goes, he manages to perform at least one fun experiment....

Today is Holi, one of India's most colorful and fun Festivals. Celebrated by Indians all across the World, this exuberant festival is observed by people throwing colored powder, as well as, drenching each other with water balloons and sometimes - entire buckets of colored water!...