A bout of torrential rain has uncovered a Viking treasure trove in a Swedish garden.

Police said Hobbs learned how to break into homes by watching the Discovery Channel TV show "It Takes a Thief."

U.S. astronauts on the next shuttle mission will test the ability of a silicon substance loaded into a high-tech caulk gun to patch tiles.

Stockton Council is dispelling an urban myth after a bizarre spate of people throwing shoes or trainers, tied together at the laces, over telephone cables.

The discovery of the oldest planet yet identified outside our solar system - just announced in the prestigious journal Nature - illustrates the process that is likely to lead to the sun burning out in approximately five billion years.

Under-fire smokers are being targeted by CCTV cameras and issued with on-the-spot fines for dropping their ciggies outside pubs.

A majority of teens learn about new television shows from TV ads and promos, according to an OTX-eCRUSH study. Word of mouth, video sharing Web sites and blogs were far less influential, the study said.

Behaviorally targeted advertising outperforms contextual ads by up to 22%, according to JupiterResearch data cited in MediaPost.