Earlier this week, British teenager Matt Whitehurst stunned the world with pictures of himself traversing across the 1.25-mile long, 75-feet deep Lake Buttermere in Cumbria, England on a bicycle. So how did he do it?...

Some enterprising US scientists have re-discovered an elusive glow-in-the dark mushroom that was last seen 171 years ago. English Botanist George Gardner stumbled upon it in 1840, when he noticed some young Brazilian boys playing with a glowing object - Since then, the fungi have been impossible to find....

Thanks to some budding scientists from the UK, chocoholics all over the world, will soon have something to cheer about - Personalized 3-Dimensional Chocolate! What's even cooler is that this custom chocolate is not hand-crafted, but printed, using their special chocolate printer....

It seems as though some worms have crawled down to where no other land animal dares to tread or should we say wriggle - 2.2 miles below the surface of the Earth. Earlier this month, scientists discovered a new species of roundworm dubbed Halicephalobus mephisto or 'devil worm' inside the goldmines of the Witwatersrand basin, near Johannesburg....

On June 30th, the world's longest sea-bridge that connects the sprawling suburb of Huang Dao to the eastern port city of Qingdao in China, opened amidst much fanfare. The 26.4 mile, six-lane Quingdao Haiwan Road Bridge expected to be crossed by about 30,000 cars daily, will cut the commute time, by almost an hour....

While there are some pretty wacky races out there, the Knaresborough Bed Race, which entails contestants, to not only dress themselves, but also, their beds in costumes, and then drag them through cobbled streets, up steep hills and across a river - has to be wackiest of all!...

A 10-month old Emperor Penguin is making headlines after it suddenly showed up on the shores of New Zealand some 2,000 miles away from its natural habitat in the Antarctica. The 32-inch tuxedo bird was spotted just as it was trying to waddle out of the waters at the Peka Peka beach by local resident Christine Wilton, who happened to be walking with her dog....

Junrey Balawing is a happy young man - Because today June 12th, is his 18th birthday and also, the day when the 23.6 inches tall lad receives the title of the world's shortest man, from the officials at the Guinness Book of World Records....

A team of conservationists led by the staff at the Russian branch of Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust and Birds (WWT), has just launched a last-minute attempt to save one of the world's rarest birds - The Spoon-Billed Sandpiper....

How often have we heard of statistics like 20% of the world's population lives below the poverty level or 14% are illiterate? While profound, for most of us, it is hard to visualize how severe the issue really is. To make it simpler to understand, Hong Kong based graphic designer Tobt Ng has created a series of designs dubbed the 'World of 100'....

Before the ash from Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano has even had a chance to settle down, another spectacular eruption is making headlines. This time around, it is not in Iceland but in the world's other volcano hotspot - Chile. After being dormant for over 50 years, one of the craters of the Puyenhue-Cordon Caulle volcano suddenly came to life on Saturday, June 4th and erupted with a fury, that has not been seen in recent times....

Every young soccer player dreams of being part of a world class soccer team - In April, 11-year old resident, Ben Lederman came one step closer to fulfilling his, by becoming the first American to be offered a spot for a two-year training program at FC Barcelona's Youth Academy....

Solar eclipses, which occur when the moon comes in between the earth and the sun, are always fun to watch - So you can only imagine how cool it must have been to watch one unfold at midnight....

54-Year old Taiwanese hairdresser Shiou-ying Tsai has always been good at her craft - Her creative haircuts and decorative hair extensions have won many accolades. Now, she has turned her attention to something even more creative - Turning the cut hair left on the salon floor into accessories....

While Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding was spectacular as a whole, there are a few images that will remain etched in people's memories forever - Kate Middleton's beautiful dress, the young frowning flower girl and most of all, Princess Beatrice's rather unusual head gear....

About a year ago, the world witnessed a majestic eruption from Iceland's Eyjafjallajokul volcano - the ashes from which disrupted European air travel for weeks and caused chaos all over the world. On Saturday, the world watched fearfully, as a similar scenario began to unfold at another one of the country's many active volcanoes....

What can be cooler than playing with Ben 10 toys? How about being the first one to receive them and even better, getting to keep them for free. That's exactly the job description for the gig that eight-year old James Childs has landed himself....

On Sunday May 15th, 160 men from all over the world came together in Trondheim, Norway with one simple mission - To impress the judges with their carefully coiffured full or partial bears and/ or moustaches....

Six year-old Ivan Stoiljkovic was born with an unusual talent - A magnetic upper body to which metal seems to stick like it would on a normal magnet. All he has to do, is take his shirt off and items ranging from cutlery to cell phones and even frying pans stay stuck to his body. In fact, the heavier the object, the stronger they stick!...

Friday, May 10th, started out like any other lunch period at Scotland's Bell Baxter High School cafeteria. Some 600 students were mulling around eating their midday meal, when suddenly, the music began....

On May 7th, 2011, 51-year old Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy made headlines when he flew over the Grand Canyon with his world-famous jet-propelled wings strapped to his back. While Rossy or Jetman, as he is often called, has used the wings to soar across the European skies, this was his first foray in the USA....

How's this for an excuse the next time you are caught yapping away on your cell phone or singing loudly to the music on your iPod? I was just charging it! If the team of scientists from Korea's Sungkyunkwan University have their way, that is exactly what you may be doing pretty soon!...

There are very few new frontiers left for humans to explore, especially on Earth. We have scaled the tallest mountains, gone deep into our deepest oceans and far into our densest forests. However, the one place no one has dared to go, is inside the Magma Chamber or heart of a volcano - Until now....

At just 13-year of age, Felix Finkbeiner is enjoying the kind of fame that most celebrities only dream of - He has a huge fan following in his home country of Germany, meets with CEO's of International companies and is even featured in advertisements with politicians and fashion models. However, the wiry, bespectacled boy does not sing, act or even play sports - He simply encourages people to plant trees....