If you have noticed that the sunsets in your area have been just a tad more beautiful than normal - kind of like pink, purple, and orange watercolor paintings - then you are not mistaken. The stunning endings to our summer days are thanks to the Russian volcano, Sarychev Peak...

The Amazon rain forest has yielded many interesting critters, but these new finds top the list when it comes to unusual animals....

It's a collaboration made in heaven or should we say Space - Buzz Aldrin, the second man to set foot on the moon has teamed up with Grammy Award winner Snoop Dog, to produce a single entitled "Rocket Experience"....

Talk to any Astronaut about their most revered memory from Space and the answer will inevitably be - seeing the Earth. The most vivid description was given by Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, who said 'It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.'...

Tomorrow the amazing William sisters - Serena and Venus will face-off against one another in the Wimbeldon Finals - Again! This will be the fourth year in a row that audiences will be cheering for and against a member of the same family....

While this picture may appear to be something out of a horror movie, it is an actual picture taken off the coast of Durban, South Africa. However, do not worry, this story has a happy ending!...

Are you an aspiring artist? If so, this is a perfect contest for you and a great way to earn some moolah for yourself and your school....

While no pet owner likes to think of his dog as 'ugly', in this competition the uglier the judges think your pooch is, the better are its chances of winning the title of - The World's Ugliest Dog'....

Every year, the President of the United States hosts a summer picnic for members of the Congress and their families. However, past events have been a little staid, featuring the usual classics - potato salad and hot dogs....

Some kids pass their time by building castles, others forts. Two more creative six-year olds from Oelde, Germany decided to construct a 'Nuclear Power Station' out of an old computer....

The Tokyo Zoo is buzzing with excitement, with the recent debut of three petite baby Fennec foxes. Native to the Sahara Desert, these animals, also known as desert foxes, are amongst the cutest members of the canine family....

A nine-year old boy and his parents are grateful for television - For it is from Discovery Channel's 'Man vs. Wild', that Grayson Wynne learnt about leaving a trail, which is what helped rescuers find him in Utah's Ashley National Forest....

Hello Kitty has come a long way since her humble beginnings as a sketch on notepads and diaries. In May of 2008 she was named the Japanese Ambassador to China - Now the cute cat has a resort built in her honor in the Guansi Township in Taiwan...

On June 12th, just as the International Space Station was orbiting above Japan, the Sarychev Peak, one of the world's most active volcanoes, came to life, enabling astronauts to take some amazing, never before seen, pictures....

After ignoring it for 40 years, NASA scientists are in pursuit of the Moon again - This time to see if there is any water on the satellite. On June 18th, Atlas V blasted off from Cape Canaveral, carrying with it a Spacecraft and a Lunar Robotic Satellite....

Tired of the same boring 'earth' weddings, a Brooklyn couple decided to shake things up a little - By getting married aboard a special airplane that stimulates the zero gravity that astronauts experience on space walks....

Tony Hawk would have never in his wildest dreams imagined that he would ever be allowed to skateboard inside the White House - But anything is possible with a sports fan like President Obama, residing there....

First came the pet hotel, then a pet car and now an airline. Pet Airways has been founded on the premise that your pet is not a package and should therefore not be subjected to the miseries of a luggage compartment. Instead it should be just like you - a pawsenger!...

Tired of eating cold soggy sandwiches for lunch? If the Heinz Company has its way, you will soon be making that hot 'Cup of Noodles' right in the middle of your algebra class, thanks to 'Beanzawave' the world's smallest portable microwave oven....

While the picture above looks like an attractive collection of everyday things and not particularly dangerous - they can be, especially when ingested by unsuspecting birds, who mistake it for food....

In the movie 'Bedtime Stories', Adam Sandler was treated with a yummy gumballs treat by the skies. However, the people in Japan are not as fortunate - There the skies are dishing out hundreds of . . . . . . . dead tadpoles!...

This weekend, the beautiful city of San Francisco will be host to RoboGames 2009, the world's largest open robot competition. Now in its 6th year, the three-day event, which starts on June 12th, attracts hundreds of amateur robot enthusiasts from all over the world....

While the 12th of June started as a normal day for German teenager, Gerrit Blank, it ended up being one of the most exciting days of his life - For on this day, the 14-year was struck by a meteorite that came hurtling down from Space at speeds exceeding 30,000mph....

Most 11-year-olds are just happy to have survived their first year of middle school. However, Moshe Kai Cavalin is not like most kids. He skipped elementary, middle and high school and went straight to college at the tender age of eight....