Rats can tell the difference between Dutch and Japanese, suggests a new study. But it is not because some spy agency has bioengineered them to eavesdrop on conversations in Tokyo or Amsterdam.

A 20-year-old US man is selling advertising space on his forehead to the highest bidder on website eBay.

The LAPD is testing a camera that can capture up to 2,000 images an hour to scan license plates and compare them to a database, giving instant results.

Tokyo residents are used to going underground to find food at basement supermarkets and restaurants — now one firm is taking the process a step further by planning a subterranean farm.

The company that owns Biosphere 2 Center, 3.1 glass-enclosed acres designed to simulate the Earth’s environment, has put the site up for sale.

Rich Karlgaard: Eclipse Aviation of Albuquerque, N.M. looks like a good bet to end this streak and inject some needed revolution into the field of airtravel.

Foam secreted by a rare tropical frog could play a role in treating burns victims and patients who have had surgery to remove tumours.