November 27, 2007 Looking for a Christmas present for the aviation enthusiast who has everything? H&H Auctions has announced that it will offer eight jet-powered De Havilland Venoms and Vampires in a rare sale by tender.

Mexican politicians are demanding action to protect the tequila industry from Chinese competition. The lower house of Congress voted to urge the government to stop Chinese firms patenting maguey – a type of agave cactus used in tequila.

A senior engineer involved with the construction of the Three Gorges project Tuesday called for objective reporting from the international media, saying Chinese people respect sincere criticism

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Chevron Corp. have joined to develop a remote, ultra-deepwater exploration and production technology.

Renewable energy produced from the wind has garnered much attention and support in recent years but is often criticized for its low output and lack of reliability. But now a super power wind turbine has come along that may be just what the renewable energy industry needs.

The several hundred vigilante women of India’s northern Uttar Pradesh state’s Banda area proudly call themselves the "gulabi gang" (pink gang), striking fear in the hearts of wrongdoers and earning the grudging respect of officials.

Sooth your mind by watching jellyfish float around, without having to feed them! This jellyfish aquarium contains jellies made of silicone. They even change color!

A mouse resistant to cancer, even highly-aggressive types, has been created by researchers at the University of Kentucky. The breakthrough stems from a discovery by UK College of Medicine professor of radiation medicine Vivek Rangnekar and a team of researchers who found a tumor-suppressor gene called "Par-4" in the prostate.

If you worry about the value you are contributing to society, consider the epitaph that someone may write about you.  Here are ten that would indicate your life has been a miserable failure.

Seriously, is there anything the internet can’t do?

Too little milk, sunshine and exercise: It’s an anti-bone trifecta. And for some kids, shockingly, it’s leading to rickets, the soft-bone scourge of the 19th century.

Whether it’s the tried-and-true Butterball, the more enigmatic Tofurkey or pricey "pastured" birds, turkey is simply what we eat for Thanksgiving.

There are many reasons why businesses fail, but if you solve these ten issues you will greatly improve your odds of success.

U.S. seismologists said the Yellowstone caldera has been rising at a record rate since 2004 but there’s no evidence of an imminent volcanic eruption.

Babies too young to talk are astute observers of what’s going on around them, making moral judgments and ranking people according to "nice", "naughty" or "neutral", according to a study of infant behaviour.

SCOTTISH scientists are developing an artificial liver that could save the lives of hundreds of patients by avoiding the need for an organ transplant.

Japan’s famous Harajuku, is famous for the extreme and weird fashions and cultures it is home to. From Yamambas to Gothic Doll Girls, if you are wandering around this wild section of Japan, you are likely to get an eye full. With the recent trends you may even see an increased number of girls that [...]

A Hamilton man has just found out he could have five kidneys, instead of the usual two. Brigham Nordstrom, 28, a law student, made the discovery on Monday when he was admitted to Waikato Hospital with a kidney infection.

Noonsolar’s Fall collection of solar-charger cowhide shoulderbags makes all those other ugly solar backpacks look like conference giveaways.

A mongrel dog named Rocco helped make history in a Tuscan wood when he led his owners to a 1.5kg (3.3lb) white truffle, the largest unearthed in half a century and now expected to break auction records.

One half of modern dentistry’s most celebrated coupling could become obsolete, if Japanese manufacturers and a University of Saskatchewan researcher have their way.

When Helmsley died last August and left $12 million to her tiny Maltese, Trouble, the last will and testament only reinforced the urban legend that she didn’t care much for humans. It came as little surprise that there would be hostility towards the dog. But death and kidnapping threats seem a little extreme.

The parchment scroll, made in the Middle Ages, is the only surviving copy of a road map from the late Roman Empire.

An Austin woman who dialed 911 recently discovered what she said could be a fatal flaw in some new cell phones.

This is for the ones who are not into the day-after Thanksgiving family tradition of in-store shopping.