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Meet Alain Robert, the real Spiderman. Like the other superhero, Alain likes to climb tall structures. However, he doesn't need to cast a web in order to climb - he does...

Ever wonder how a movie like "Transformers" is made? Check out this fascinating video and hear the filmmakers talk about how the film "transformed" from the computer scre...

A hunt for that perfect Christmas tree turned into a three-day ordeal for the Dominguez family of Northern California. This story however, has a happy ending, perfect for...

Happy Holidays from the first family and their dogs, Barney and Miss Beazley. Check out this fun holiday video from the White House.

Toy WIshes Magazine publishes an annual list predicting the hottest toys of the year. For the last several years, they have been pretty accurate. This year's top ten pred...

Last week, we brought you Europe's largest Christmas tree. This week we bring you what has officially been declared by the Guinness Book of World Records as the "World's...

Talk about snail mail! A card mailed on December 23rd, 1914 from Alabama took 93 years to travel to what should have been a 750 mile journey to its final destination in O...

Meet the hip-hop grannies, China's new generation of grandmothers, who shun "Tai Chi" in favor of grooving to the beat of hip-hop music.

This simple looking bottle costs almost $300 US Dollars, but it's inventor Michael Pritchard says the "Life Saver" will get rid of any kind of impurities and turn even th...

The fascinating documentary "March of the Penguins" touched on some of the issues faced by the "Emperor Penguins", due to global warming. Now scientists are predicting ev...

As you prepare your Christmas shopping list, don't forget your pet! Increasingly it seems people in the US and around the world are adding their dogs or cats to their Chr...

Was the ball in or not? Did the referee make a mistake? A lot of times these are crucial questions asked in soccer matches where the outcome may well depend on a judgment...

During his lifetime, Harold Alfond donated more then $100 million US Dollars to schools, hospitals and charitable causes in his home State of Maine. His generosity contin...

This week we bring you another science experiment that can be performed at home. Not only is the experiment easy and fun to do, it also demonstrates how the earth's weath...

She's done it again! This leather bound book one of only seven copies, handwritten by J.K. Rowling, the author who brought us "Harry Potter", sold for $4 million US Dolla...

On December 12th, a passenger jet made history by landing on a new 'blue ice' runway, in Australia's Antarctic territory. The 2.5 miles long, 700 meters thick track is tr...

Shaped like an alien from outer space, Earthrace has been built to break the official 'Round the World Speed Record by a Powerboat'. The current record is about 75 days,...

Dubbed as the 'Superbowl of Science', the Siemens competition in Math, Science and Technology, is one of North America's most coveted and prestigious student science comp...

Skateboarding is finally getting the respect it deserves. What used to be considered a dangerous and reckless hobby is now being accepted as a mainstream sport. The momen...

They guide visitors, chat with clients, play the violin, clean homes and even ferry patients around in a hospital. Meet Toyota's new breed of robots, which are expected t...

Europe's tallest Christmas tree lit up the skies in Porto, Portugal, amongst a stunning fireworks display. Thousands of people came to witness the lighting of this amazin...

The last remaining copy of a 500-year-old map of the world that first named America accurately is going on display at the Library of Congress, in Washington D.C., startin...

Hanukkah - the festival of lights, is celebrated on the 25th day of the month of Kislev, which is based on the Jewish calendar. This year, the festival began at sunset on...

The world's oldest Rolls Royce was manufactured in 1904 and is the fourth Rolls Royce off the assembly line (fourth one to be built). It is a convertible with a 10-horsep...