What do you see when you look around? A blue sky, maybe some birds and even an odd airplane or helicopter? German photographer Lisa Reinmen, saw all that and something else - the letter q, formed by the curve of a lovely courtyard and a narrow street that led to it...

It was first seen in 1933 and then 1948, after which it disappeared completely - Now 62 years later, one of the world's rarest creatures - the 'terrible hairy fly' is back....

You think you love animals? We guarantee you not as much as Ha Wenjin, who has given up everything she owned, so that she can look after all her pets....

Oregon teens Akash Krishnan and Mathew Fernandez are probably glad they took a break to watch I, Robot, while trying to figure out their project for the Siemens science competition - For that is where they got the inspiration for their brilliant idea, which earned them a cool $100,000 USD at the finals held in Washington D.C., on December 7th, 2010....

The year's best and brightest celestial show, the Geminid Meteor showers is going now - And tomorrow December 13th, is when the fireballs will be at their highest intensity. The best part? They can be seen from almost any place on Earth....

On December 17th, the eagerly awaited sequel to Tron hits the theatres, continuing from where it had left off, almost three decades ago. Along with it, comes a frenzy of Tron inspired items that range from expensive jewelry to clothing, to even a Sci-FI suite in this year's rendition of Sweden's Ice Hotel....

Desperate times call for desperate measures. With less than 3,000 Giant Pandas left in the wild, researchers in China are doing everything they can, to ensure that the cuddly mammal does not disappear altogether - Including, posing as Pandas themselves!...

Hawthorne, California based space rocket developer Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), made history on December 8th, for not only successfully launching the first privately funded Spacecraft into Space, but also, guiding it back down to Earth safely....

On December 6th, a copy of James Audubon's 'Birds of America' sold at a Sothebys auction for $11.5mm USD, making it the world's most expensive printed book. The book was snatched up by British book collector Michael Tollemache, who described his expensive acquisition as 'priceless'....

The process of manufacturing Solar cells sounds not only complicated, but frankly speaking, quite boring - Unless of course you happen to know Canadian Scientist Blake Farrow's method, using powdered donuts and tea!...

The human race has been obsessed with finding alien life for centuries. Turns out, they may actually exist - not in the planets far beyond, but right here on Earth. And the discovery was made by none other than the smart scientists of NASA, who announced their big news amidst much fanfare, at a press conference held in Washington D.C. on December 2nd....

On December 2, 2010, FIFA president Sepp Blatter stunned the world with the announcement of the 2018 and 2022 World Cup Hosts - Russia and Qatar....

Sondra Lowell has always wanted to make movies - However, when she took filmmaking classes at UCLA, her teachers claimed that her scripts were really really boring - So bad that it had them yawning within the first two paragraphs. This did not deter the filmmaker - She just decided to make movies of a different kind - Those that put people to sleep!...

After studying the Universe for hundreds of years, one would think we would at least have an accurate count of the stars - Turns out that we are grossly off. At least that's the conclusion reached by two Yale scientists, who claim that we may have underestimated the number of twinklers, by as much as, two-thirds....

North Carolina resident Jonathan Trappe made history in May, when he became the first cluster balloonist to fly across the English Channel. On November 19th, the daredevil was back at it, this time conquering the skies of Mexico, in celebration of its bicentennial independence anniversary from Spain....

Love Love, a 21.3 feet long motor boat seems to create anxiety wherever it heads - Concerned citizens, coastguards and even the police are always coming to its rescue. That's because the cleverly designed boat always appears to be on the brink of sinking, taking its owner along with it, to a watery grave....

Chess-playing computers are not a new idea. The holy grail of programmers ever since computers were invented, they first made headlines in 1997, when IBM's Big Blue defeated the then world champion, Garry Kasparov. However, there have been none that actually sit across their opponents and make their moves just like humans, until now - Introducing the 'Chess Terminator', the first robot chess player that thinks and acts like a human (almost)....

NASA's Cassini Spacecraft, which has been orbiting Saturn for over five years, has not only sent back amazing pictures, but also, exciting discoveries about the ringed planet. Just a few months back, the spacecraft found evidence of alien life on Titan, Saturn's largest moon and now, it seems that Rhea, its second largest moon has an atmosphere similar to that of Earth....

When one envisions a product from Apple Inc, the images that come to mind are slim, stylish products like the iPad, iPod Touch and the Macbook Air - not this green unfinished looking motherboard. But believe it or not, this is where it all began....

You have probably heard of Good Friday and Easter Sunday, but we guarantee you have never heard of Raisin Monday. And, no it is not a Sunmaid sponsored holiday, but a fun tradition that takes place at St. Andrews University in Scotland....

Today is Thanksgiving - A day when thousands of turkeys will be skillfully carved and gobbled up by hungry diners all over the United States. However, two gorgeous turkeys, Apple and Cider, will not make the cut (literally), thanks to a special presidential pardon granted to them by President Obama....

Think Chihuahuas are just trophy dogs that look good hanging out with celebrities? Then you haven't met Momo, a 10-inch tall 6.6-pound canine, that has just been recruited by the Japanese Police Force....

Taiwan's third largest city, Taichung will soon be home to Floating Observatories, the world's most futuristic looking building. Scheduled to break ground in 2012, the building will house a museum, restaurants, offices, as well as, an urban park....

Whenever an earthquake, mudslide or other disaster hits an area, a lot of the concrete structures have to be torn down, thanks to the resulting cracks that render the buildings unstable. Not only is this expensive, but also, harmful to the environment, because concrete production is responsible for about 5% of all global carbon dioxide emissions. Now, there may be an alternative....