Always fantasized about going to Africa for a Safari or browsing around the ruins of Pompeii? If researchers at York and Warwick Universities in the United Kingdom are successful, you will be able to do all this and more - without ever leaving the comfort of your home....

A rare pink bottlenose dolphin has been drawing throngs of people to Lake Calcasieu, an inland saltwater estuary in Louisiana. The stunning mammal, believed to be the only one of its kind in the world, was spotted a few weeks ago, by charter boat captain, Eric Rue....

Need help convincing your parents to buy you a Happy Meal - how about this? - Those little plastic toys may be worth some serious money some day. Don't believe us? - Just ask 11-year old Luke Underwood, who collected a cool $11,470 USD, from his collection last night....

3/03/09 is a special day for all Math buffs - it is Square Root day - one of only nine such dates that occur in a Century. The next one will take place in seven years, on April 4th, 2016 or 4/04/16....

A medical condition, caused doctors to amputate both of Nadya Vessey's legs when she was young. Now at the age of 50, she has realized her dream of becoming a real-life mermaid, thanks to Weta Workshop, an Oscar-winning special effects company, that brought us movies like Lord of the Rings, King Kong and The Chronicles of Narnia....

On Sunday night, more than 100 volunteers and rescuers scrambled to try save the lives of 194 whales and half a dozen dolphins that became stranded on the Naracoopa beach at King Island, in Australia's Southern State of Tasmania....

Though Albert Einstein, one of the world's most renowned scientists, passed away in 1955, science buffs have another chance to quiz him about his theory of relativity - E=mc2....

While dogs are normally credited as being man's best friend, in ex-firefighter Brian Wilson's case it has been his two pet parrots....

Scientists recently discovered a new species of frogfish that bounces off the ocean floor like a rubber ball, instead of elegantly gliding like other fishes....

British Geologist Matthew Kennet and his colleagues struck gold earlier this month, when they found a found a series of footprints that date back over 1.5 million years - and guess what? Those early humans walked just like we do!...

12-year old Max Wallack, who lives in Natick, Massachusetts, has been inventing prize-winning products since he was six years old. This week, the ninth-grader did it again by winning the Trash To Treasure competition, with his amazing Home Dome - a shelter made entirely from trash....

It was a dream come true for biologist and fishing enthusiast, Ian Welch, when he reeled in a 771lbs stingray, while fishing in the Maeklong River in Thailand....

For most part, elementary school student Solveig, is just like any other 10-year old. She loves to play with barbies, ride her bike, collect Doctor Who cards and paint. However, unlike other kids her age, she doesn't paint on a piece of paper or even a canvas - she paints on street walls!...

Stargazers all over the world are in for a real treat for the next three days. A newly discovered comet, with a green tint is on track to visit our Solar System for the first and probably the last time....

25-year old Ian Cook has two passions - fast cars and art. Now he has found a way to combine the two, by creating stunning images and portraits using remote-controlled cars, a form of art he likes to call Popbang Color....

Earlier this week, scientists in Los Angeles, California unearthed a near perfect fossil of a Columbian Mammoth, one of the largest elephant species, that became extinct after the Ice Age....

On February 17th, a few lucky fans of the epic movie, Titanic, got to re-live what it must have been like on that fateful day in 1912, when the giant passenger liner started to sink....

How do you recycle one million beer bottles? Build a Buddhist temple of course - At least that's what monks in the Siskat province in Thailand did, and the resulting structure is not only Eco-friendly, but also incredible looking....

The International Olympics take place once every four years. However, in Kila Raipur, a small village in Punjab, India the Olympics are held every year. While the villagers don't spend millions of dollars on special venues, the athletes take their sport as seriously, and the whole event seems to be more fun than real deal!...

With his gravity-defying acts, European street performer, John Lorbeer takes 'hanging out' to a whole new level....

If conventional hotels, with their large-screen HD televisions, ultra-soft goose down bedding and three pools, are getting a little boring, here are some alternatives that may put the excitement back into your vacations....

On this Valentine's Day, we bring you the story of Lisha, an amazingly big-hearted, nine-year old Labrador. While Lisa has no pups of her own, she has been a surrogate mother to baby animals of almost every species, including a porcupine!...

Similar to most charity runs, the Krispy Kreme Challenge, also require some practice, albeit a slightly different kind....

Think solving the Rubik's Cube puzzle is a piece of cake? Don't worry. Professor Erno Rubik, the inventor of the cube has something new for you - only this time it's a sphere and even more challenging....