After realizing they had become the pawn of a oil industry smear campaign, the
Netherlands agreed to ease their ban on Segway electric scooters, allowing them
to be ridden along the country’s bicycle lanes and roads.

It brings a new meaning to the phrase "dust to dust". Funerals in Britain could soon end with the body of a loved-one being frozen to -196C in liquid nitrogen and then shaken until it disintegrates into powder. Is that what REALLY happened to Walt Disney?

Microblogging is a form of blogging that allows users to write brief text updates (usually less than 200 characters)
and publish them, either to be viewed by anyone or by a restricted
group which can be chosen by the user. These messages can be submitted
by a variety of means, including text messaging, instant messaging, email, MP3 or […]

The first physical clues to a long-rumored town that existed on the site of present-day Alexandria have been uncovered—by accident.

While NASA’s next Mars rover scours for signs of habitable environments, it will deposit small pebbles and soil samples into a special cache for a possible return to Earth.

Using ultraviolet light may one day offer a "double whammy" to kill cancer cells by better focusing antibody-based drugs and triggering the body’s own defenses to eliminate tumors, researchers said on Tuesday.

Every device that goes online is allocated a unique IP address but the pool of numbers is finite and due to run out around 2010.

BRITAIN’s largest bird of prey is putting Scots in a flap after abandoning its natural habitat for towns and cities and spreading their 8 foot wings.

A two-metre shark has been caught in a river in southern Iraq more than 200 km (160 miles) from the sea.

BERLIN - A 19-year-old German woman has escaped from prison by hiding in a friend’s suitcase.

Do you know how fast your Internet connection is? If you believe the hype on TV, DSL is a zillion times faster than dial-up and FiOS is a zillion times faster than DSL and Cable modems rock because of the triple play, blah, blah, blah.

The biggest study into organic food has found that it is more nutritious than ordinary produce and may help to lengthen people’s lives.

The A380 may have the world’s first airborne double bed, but it won’t be put to the obvious use if Singapore Airlines has its way: “If couples used our double beds to engage in inappropriate activity, we would politely ask them to desist,” said the company’s Stephen Forshaw. “There are things that are acceptable on […]

He speaks French with flair, rattles off German with ease and can hold a lengthy conversation in Swahili. His Spanish is impressive as is his Italian and he has more than a grasp of Mandarin… but at the age of ten he’s too young to even leave the country on his own. Arpan Sharma has […]

New York City may follow an international trend and crack down on plastic shopping bags, seeking to cut their use with a plan officials hope will be a model for other cities.

But read these guidelines first.