Wanted: Married Couple for Private Mars Voyage in 2018

A new nonprofit led by the world's first space tourist is mounting an ambitious plan to launch the first

'Dead' woman returns to life on day of funeral

A 101-YEAR-OLD "dead" woman came back to life last Sunday, the day of her funeral, shocking her

Why do you need car insurance ?

Having car insurance is an absolute must for all motorists on UK roads. But why is this the case?

Universities Abroad Join Partnerships on the Web

Over the last year, elite American universities have raced to stake out a place in the new world of free online courses — and now, universities around the globe are following suit.

'Dead' stars may reveal living worlds

Earth-sized planets that host life should be far easier to find around parent stars that are white dwarfs, the ultimate incarnations of stars like the sun, a new study shows.

Boy born with half a face

 For most mothers, the moment when they first see their child after giving birth is filled with love and affection.

Free Vodafone SIM Cards

Vodafone are giving away FREE SIM cards. You can get up to 2 free SIM cards delivered straight to your house. Just fill in the short form and click ‘submit’.

NASA spacecraft discovers particle accelerator at saturn

 NASA's Cassini spacecraft has spotted solar particles moving at incredible speeds near Saturn,

Mini planet found far beyond Earth's solar system

Astronomers have found a mini planet beyond our solar system that is the

Woman's nose was sliced off by her husband

A Indonesian woman who spent three years living without a nose after her husband

Green 'fireballs' across California sky in too-close-for-comfort meteor shower

 Hundreds of Californians reported seeing a bright light streak across the sky late Thursday in what officials believe was a meteor shower.

The end of the keyboard? The glove that lets you write in mid air

 It could be the end of the keyboard - but also the pen.

Giant sunspot that's Six times the diameter of Earth has formed in less than 48 hours - and could lead to solar flares

A giant sunspot that is at least six times the diameter of Earth has formed on the Sun in less than 48 hours, Nasa has announced.

It Takes a B.A. to Find a Job as a File Clerk

The college degree is becoming the new high school diploma: the new minimum requirement, albeit an expensive one, for getting even the lowest-level job.

World's Smallest Baby: 21 weeks and six days

 Amillia Taylor was born at 21 weeks and six days. No baby born at less than 23 weeks gestation had

6-year-old raped, brutalized

A six-year-old girl from Gurgaon was abducted, raped and brutalized on Sunday in Kapashera, southwest Delhi.

Have scientists discovered the 'sixth sense'? Rats can 'feel' infra red rays of light

Scientists claim they have found a ‘sixth sense’ which can detect light without the use of sight – and could even be a form of telepathy.

World's first bionic hand that allows patients to 'feel' sensations

 A bionic hand which allows the recipient to feel ‘lifelike’ sensations is to be transplanted on to a patient’s arm for the first time.

Baby with two faces

Lali was born with two noses, two pairs of lips and two pairs of eyes – but only two ears. And while

Russia hit by meteorite strikes causing injuries to locals

 Spectacular falling meteorite fragments struck the Chelyabinsk region on Friday morning exploding in the lower atmosphere.

Infant's face chewed off by drunk father

A baby girl who had her nose and lip bitten off by her crazed father when she would not stop crying has died.

The snake that died of poisoning after biting a model's breasts

Model Orit Fox has unwittingly killed a snake after it bit her surgically-enhanced breasts and died of

Mom who wears the same cloths as her 7-yr-old daughter

Standing side-by-side in matching outfits, you'd be forgiven for mistaking Rebecca and Maisy Jones

She received flowers from her dead husband for Valentine's Day

So it was really only a matter of time before someone came along and performed the ultimate grand

THC University folds first class on how to grow pot

Now that Amendment 64 has passed and recreational marijuana is legal in Colorado it's not as easy to get a hold of some of that legal weed as it might seem.

Real-life 'vampire' is addicted to drinking blood and has multiple personalities

Doctors in Turkey have described a man who became addicted to drinking human blood as having 'vampirism'.

12-year-old girl accused of being pregnant, she really had massive tumor growing inside her belly

A 12-year-old girl with a growing stomach was taunted by her classmates for looking pregnant but it turned out the adolescent had a 19-pound tumor growing near her stomach.

Paralyzed Man Uses Thoughts Alone to Control Robot Arm

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC describe in PLoS ONE

Polytron unveils world's first transparent mobile phone

Over the past few years, there have been a number of manufacturers who attempted to switch up the status quo in terms of mobile device form factors.

The star that behaves like a giant cosmic strobe light

 A mysterious star that behaves like a gigantic cosmic strobe light has been detected by astronomers using the Spitzer and Hubble space telescopes.

Scientist finds brain region where evil lurks

A German neurologist claims to have found the area of the brain where evil lurks in killers, rapists and robbers.

Mars rover Curiosity discovers metal object that looks like a robotic finger

 Nasa's Curiosity rover has discovered a mysterious metal object emerging from rock on the surface of Mars.

Four armed and legged girl

When a baby girl was born in rural India with four arms and four legs, she was thought to be a gift

21-year-old 'Real-life Barbie doll'

 Most little girls grow up playing with Barbie dolls. Some even want to look like them. One 21-year-old has become one, or so she says.

The world’s largest prime number has 17million digits

The record for the world’s largest prime number has been broken – by over four million digits.

Planets that could support human life are 'in our own backyard'

 Habitable Earth-like planets could be in our own back yard - in astronomical terms, that is.

Woman was given the lungs of a smoker and she died of cancer

Jennifer Wederell died at the age of 27 from lung cancer. She had a transplant to try and save her from cystic fibrosis

Anguish of Victoria's Secret girl scarred by acid attacker in a niqab

 The young victim of an acid attack says she wanted to die when she first saw her  disfigured face.

Are We Prepared For First Contact With ETs?

The discovery of alien life or Earth-like planets and the implications to the world was a crucial item on the agenda at the annual World Economic Forum, or WEF, in Davos, Switzerland.

Scientists build the One Million Dollar man

 Scientists have built a man from artificial limbs, and while he might not be a bionic superhero, he cost a lot less to create than The Six Million Dollar Man.

Scientists Come Close To Creating Life With Almost-Living Crystals

 Man-made life is a thing of fiction, relegated to things like Frankenstein. But scientists are coming close to something almost like it. New light-affected crystals developed by scientists at New York

One small hut for mankind: Blueprints unveiled for the first habitable moon base

 Blueprints for mankind's first habitable lunar base were unveiled today... and it will be build by robots almost entirely out of 'Moon soil'.

How to Choose the Right College

Why do students pick certain colleges? We’ve heard every reason imaginable! For example, we know one student who decided to apply to a college because during the campus tour he noticed that there

How to choose the best web hosting service

Today e-commerce has become a massively lucrative channel for retailers. However, the quality of the hosting services that many small businesses are using often leaves a lot to be desired. A recent report showed that one in three Britons have abandoned their online transactions because of poor website design and inefficient hosting.