A healthy young woman went to bed after a night out with friends -and woke up paralysed. The terrifying, freak medical condition changed Carolyne Underwood’s life forever.

Postmistress Ann Martin, 63, from Portesham, Dorset, has recruited a ‘quack’ squad after she noticed motorists driving more carefully when the birds were around.

An Indonesian fisherman who feared that he would be killed by tree-like growths covering his body has been given hope of recovery by an American doctor – and Vitamin A.
Dede, now 35, baffled medical experts when warty "roots" began growing out of his arms and feet after he cut his knee in a teenage [...]

A 33-year-old man in Sivaganga district of Tamil Nadu has married a dog in a bid to ward off the "curse" of a canine couple he had killed 15 years ago.

These are weirdest, most ill-conceived toys from around the globe. If you’re about to say that they’re "weird" only because of our own xenophobic ignorance of other cultures, well, we have two words for you: Poop toys.

Researchers at the University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland said using deep brain stimulation may help with Tourette’s syndrome.

Building sets, robots inspire students to get excited about science. Colorado Inventor Showcase coming up again this Thursday!

Nov. 13, 2007 — A New York entrepreneur has developed a line of customizable, Lego-like electronic gizmos that allow people to tailor their gadgetry to their needs.

A scorpion’s toxin can be used to kill specific harmful insects while not harming the environment, the University of Maryland reported.

October 11, 2007 One of the most exciting transportation developments in recent years has been the ongoing series of Personal Mobility devices we have seen from Toyota.

A boy called Riquelme Wesley dos Santos, saved a baby Andriele , 1 year old, from a fire , last Thursday , in Palmeira, Santa Catarina State.

Microsoft (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) and the DAISY digital talking books consortium are to work together on a tool for the blind and otherwise print-disabled that translates Microsoft Word documents into a digital audio standard.

The chocolate enjoyed around the world today had its origins at least 3,100 years ago in Central America not as the sweet treat people now crave but as a celebratory beer-like beverage and status symbol, scientists said on Monday.

Complicated security checks could be undermining confidence in online banking, warn experts.

A New York City lawmaker wants to declare war on the city’s pigeons and says he will not be dissuaded by the difficulties faced by London and Venice in ridding themselves of the ubiquitous birds.

More than half of U.S. parents surveyed say drugs stop working before 6 p.m. for their children under 12 with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.