Rarely-heard recordings of birdsong from the biodiversity hotspot of Madagascar have been compiled and released by the British Library.

Young chimpanzees have an extraordinary memory that is far better than that of adult humans, a Japanese study said on Tuesday.

The electric skateboard is a bit of an oddity – it’s a logical step forward from a technology point of view, it’s a high-efficiency mode of transport, handy for short commutes, quiet, light, storable and probably quite a bit of fun. The latest to come to our attention is the Metroboard - capable of 15mph […]

THE first jet-skier to be convicted in Scotland for recklessly harassing dolphins has been fined £500.

BERLIN - A thief in Germany used a flower pot to steal a 150,000 euro ($221,000) Porsche.

These days, Christmas is all about excess: lots of gifts, plenty of cookies, and in many cases, over-the-top Christmas trees with all the trimmings. According to the National Christmas Tree Association, 28 million Americans purchase a live tree each December. Meanwhile, the National Fire Protection Association reports that 210 home fires a year start with […]

One day early last month, Gary Larrowe, the county administrator of Carroll County, Va., declared the small town of Hillsville a disaster area.

Researchers have thawed ice estimated to be perhaps a million years old or more from above Lake Vostok, an ancient lake that lies hidden more than two miles beneath the frozen surface of Antarctica using novel genomic techniques to determine how tiny, living "time capsules" survived the ages in total darkness, in freezing cold, and […]

Eureka Aerospace in Pasadena has designed a rooftop device that transmits a microwave radiation to a car, stopping it dead (unless it is pedal-powered).

Tweety Bird, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and his girlfriend Daisy have been summonsed to appear in a Naples criminal trial.

Doctors in China admit they are baffled after a man began to perspire green sweat.