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After being cooped in a collapsed mine for 69 days, experts were not sure how long it would take for the 33 Chilean miners to resume their normal life.

Think that the current bike helmets are not up to snuff? Do they crimp your style or mess up your hair? Now you may have an alternative - A airbag helmet that is both saf...

On October 23rd, hundreds of pampered pooches put their best paws forward, strutting in exotic costumes, as they paraded in New York City's annual Halloween dog parade....

Humans have been enhancing their looks with make-up since ancient times. Now it seems that so have flamingos - Their color of choice? Pink of course!

Looking for a spooky meal this Halloween? Then you need to make reservations at the Vampire Cafe located in the famous shopping district of Ginza in Tokyo, Japan. The got...

Did you know that Styrofoam, that ubiquitous packaging that seems to show up with everything we buy, not only fills up 25 percent of our landfills, but also, uses 1.5 lit...

Just when you think you have seen it all, a totally new animal species comes along and totally stumps you - First there was the bouncing fish, then came along the strawbe...

No matter how much you love toast, would you want to be a 'Toasty Face'? And by that we don't mean a warm face, but one that's actually made from toast! That's what Sandr...

For those of us who have a hard time concentrating on a single game of chess, even the idea of playing against 523 players seems unfathomable. However, Israeli chess gran...

Ah Halloween! - That wonderful time of the year, when we get to wear outlandish costumes, eat plenty of candy and host parties with spooky treats.

If you have ever watched a dolphin show you have probably seen the mammals tail-walking - A trick that the playful creatures are taught by their trainers. However, this p...

Earlier this week, hundreds of clowns donned in colorful outfits, painted faces and big red noses, took to the streets of Mexico City to the amazement and delight of the...

If you like science projects and winning some awesome gifts, this is the challenge for you. Open to kids from 3rd to 6th grade, the 3rd annual Kids Science Challenge is c...

In October of 2009, NASA blasted the Cabeus crater on the Moon's South Pole with a rocket, to look for evidence of water. Called the LCROSS mission, it was considered a h...

Mention stone age and the image of a grizzly human, wearing an animal skin and chomping down on a raw hunk of meat, immediately comes to mind. However, paleontologists ha...

On October 15th, the people of Switzerland celebrated with abandon, as the drill broke through the last piece of rock, finally connecting the two ends of the Gotthard Bas...

Siestas or mid-afternoon naps have traditionally been an important part of the Spanish culture, with most cities shutting down, while people snoozed, following a leisurel...

Ever swam in a lake with benches and grass at the bottom - One where you have to float through trees and dive under bridges? In fact, if you close your eyes for a moment,...

On October 8th, 2010, Brooklyn based, Atomic Tom woke up the sleepy riders of New York City's Subway B, by belting out their latest single -'Take Me Out'. While the perfo...

Kevin Richardson loves cats so much, that he sometimes spends the night curled up next to one - Not impressed? You will be when you realize, that his companions are not y...

Researchers at Sweden's Chalmers University of Technology, believe that protein from jellyfish may be a new source of energy - one that could aid medical science power na...

Most dads would be happy if they could whip up a normal stack of pancakes for their kids - Not Jim Belosic. This amazing dad makes pancakes that would be considered works...

24-year-old Liu Wei, the armless musician who stunned the world this August, by playing the piano with his feet for the audition of 'China's Got Talent', is back in the l...

A female humpback whale has managed to swim herself into the record books, by migrating a distance of 6,125 miles or almost a quarter of the globe and about twice the dis...