Worker bees that live in colonies have always been known and admired for their intelligence, work ethic and most of all, loyalty to their queen - However, a new study of the Brazilian Melipona scuttellaris bee colonies, has revealed that these little insects maybe a little craftier than we originally thought....

We have all admired flocks of birds that fly or perch together in perfect harmony. Brazilian musician Jarbes Agnelli was doing the same when he saw this picture in a local newspaper. Then he suddenly had an inspiration. . . . . ....

'Yangtze River Number Two', must be one special dog - His new owner apparently forked out a whopping $500,000 USD for the fluffy black Tibetan Mastiff....

It was only about a month ago when Usain Bolt stunned the world with his 9.58 second 100m dash. Yesterday, the 'lightning' was usurped from his throne by a faster mammal - An 8-year old cheetah called Sarah....

A team of research scientists searching for a place to build an observatory believe they may have just found the perfect spot - The coldest, driest and calmest place on Earth!...

Lucky and his girlfriend Lovey, lived a peaceful happy life with their owner Sally Pyne, her six cats and three snakes in sunny Petaluma - until that fateful July 31st night when a vicious raccoon attacked the box turtle, leaving bloody stumps, where his two front legs used to be....

Researchers from Wicab a Wisconsin based biomedical company, recently revealed a fascinating new device, they claim will help visually impaired people see everyday things with the help of their tongue!...

The next time you hail one of the 1,300 cabs in New York city, cross your fingers that it's the Cash Cab - For it could make a star! That's because the taxi is the setting for a Discovery Channel mobile quiz television show, aired under the same name....

If you thought kids were the only ones who love pogo sticks, think again. Adults like them too - In fact so much, that Nick Ryan, a junior at Carnegie Mellon University, organizes the Pogopalooza, an annual Pogo stick competition that attracts extreme athletes from the US, and...

If you are a fan of the famous honey-loving bear (who isn't?), then you probably remember that his last book 'Pooh At The Corner', ended quite abruptly with Christopher Robin heading to boarding school, leaving his friends to pursue their own adventures....

We have heard about people collecting freshly-cut hair from saloons for wigs, but this has to be a first. Paula Sunshine, an expert in restoring old homes and buildings, is using human hair to strengthen the walls of her four-bedroom farmhouse in Lawshall, Suffolk....

First there were the curvy cucumbers, then came heart-shaped watermelons and now . . . . . . . . Baby Buddha-shaped pears....

On Wednesday, a thousand little people were seen melting away in the sweltering heat at Berlin's Gendarmenmarkt Square - and there was no saving them, because these little guys were sculptures made out of ice by Brazilian artist, Nele Azevedo....

We are all familiar with spectacular bolts of lightning that come down toward us during thunderstorms - But those shooting up from the cloud ? Those are rare indeed and scientists have just released some rarely seen images of what they call 'gigantic jets'....

Anjana, a chimp that resides at The Institute of Greatly Endangered Species in South Carolina, has always had a penchant for wild cats. It was not too long ago when she adopted Mitra and Shiva, two orphaned baby tigers. This time around, she has decided to take on an orphaned baby Puma....

Just when we think Alain Roberts, A.K.A 'Spiderman', has climbed everything possible, he emerges again. This time atop the 1,482ft Petronas twin towers in Malaysia....

Harry Potter's invisibility cloak has not only succeeded in sparking the curiosity of kids, but some of the world's best minds, who are all vying to be the first ones to invent the material that will help things disappear!...

Damon Weaver, a fifth-grader from Pahokee, Florida, first made headlines, when he interviewed the Vice President hopeful, Joe Biden, during the election campaign in October, 2008....

While Leonard da Vinci's Mona Lisa looks beautiful with her shy mysterious smile, she is not much of conversationalist. However, the 'new' Mona Lisa is quite the opposite. She waves to her fans and is happy share fun anecdotes about her life, if asked. The catch? You have to be able to understand Mandarin-Chinese!...

Between the Padres and the Chargers, San Diego has some great sports teams. However, neither have been able to do what the young boys from Chula Vista's Park View team - 'Blue Bombers', just did - bring home the championship trophy!...

What do you do when a bear accidentally stumbles into a concrete skate park and can't climb up again? Toss in a ladder of course!...

While the much anticipated, 'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs' will most likely break all kinds of box-office records, the filmmakers have already made their first foray - By commissioning the World's largest Meatball!...

Zac Sunderland and Mike Perham had never met nor heard of each other until recently. However, the two boys from very different backgrounds, have always shared the same dream - To become the youngest person to sail the globe, solo - And they just did achieved their goal....

Just when we think we have seen it all, nature comes up with yet another amazing surprise. This time it is in the form of tiny seaworms that eject glowing green 'bombs'....