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Looking for a way to get rid of those pesky mice? Than you may need to get the Nepenthes Attenboroughii, a new species of carnivorous plant, whose pitchers are so large, they can swallow an entire mouse!...

When the trio of Bengal Tiger cubs, Fareeda, Shahir and Sitarah, were born on Christmas day in 2008, it was cause for great celebration at the Cango Wildlife Resort near Cape Town. Then, the staff noticed something that made them catch their breath. ....

12-years after he lost his vision in a construction-related accident 42-year-old Martin Jones can see again - thanks to a new radical procedure that involved implanting a tooth into his right eye....

Though we have come a long way with our knowledge about how the Universe came into being, there is still one mystery that hasn't been solved - that of the mysterious, invisible particles known as 'Dark Matter', which some scientists believe, make up 85% of our Universe....

The Atlantic Puffins living on United Kingdom's remote Farne Islands are disappearing and nobody knows why. Over the last five years, their population has declined by almost one-third, from 55,674 to 35,500....

Try being mean to this robot and he will let you know - and not just by moving his head, but his entire body. Meet Kobian, the latest creation from Tokyo's Waseda University....

From June 29th to July 5th 2009, 2,300 people from 44 nations brought their robotic creations to compete in the annual Robocop Soccer Championships, the largest and most important robotic competitions in the world....

The Amazon rain forest has yielded many interesting critters, but these new finds top the list when it comes to unusual animals....

Talk to any Astronaut about their most revered memory from Space and the answer will inevitably be - seeing the Earth. The most vivid description was given by Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, who said 'It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.'...

While this picture may appear to be something out of a horror movie, it is an actual picture taken off the coast of Durban, South Africa. However, do not worry, this story has a happy ending!...

On June 12th, just as the International Space Station was orbiting above Japan, the Sarychev Peak, one of the world's most active volcanoes, came to life, enabling astronauts to take some amazing, never before seen, pictures....

After ignoring it for 40 years, NASA scientists are in pursuit of the Moon again - This time to see if there is any water on the satellite. On June 18th, Atlas V blasted off from Cape Canaveral, carrying with it a Spacecraft and a Lunar Robotic Satellite....

Tired of the same boring 'earth' weddings, a Brooklyn couple decided to shake things up a little - By getting married aboard a special airplane that stimulates the zero gravity that astronauts experience on space walks....

If Father's Day seems to be dragging on forever, it's because today also happens to be the longest day of the year and the first day of summer for all of you who live in the Northern Hemisphere....

Tired of eating cold soggy sandwiches for lunch? If the Heinz Company has its way, you will soon be making that hot 'Cup of Noodles' right in the middle of your algebra class, thanks to 'Beanzawave' the world's smallest portable microwave oven....

While the picture above looks like an attractive collection of everyday things and not particularly dangerous - they can be, especially when ingested by unsuspecting birds, who mistake it for food....

In the movie 'Bedtime Stories', Adam Sandler was treated with a yummy gumballs treat by the skies. However, the people in Japan are not as fortunate - There the skies are dishing out hundreds of . . . . . . . dead tadpoles!...

This weekend, the beautiful city of San Francisco will be host to RoboGames 2009, the world's largest open robot competition. Now in its 6th year, the three-day event, which starts on June 12th, attracts hundreds of amateur robot enthusiasts from all over the world....

While the 12th of June started as a normal day for German teenager, Gerrit Blank, it ended up being one of the most exciting days of his life - For on this day, the 14-year was struck by a meteorite that came hurtling down from Space at speeds exceeding 30,000mph....

Scientists believe that this skeleton of a 47 million-year-old primate could be a clue to what our ancestors may have looked like....

Chimpanzees have always been known to be smart and resourceful - After all, they share 99% of our DNA. However, the discovery of an entire toolkit created by these ingenious animals to extract honey from beehives, has elevated their stature to a whole new level....

On Sunday, May 31st, an unmanned robotic submarine dubbed Nereus dived 6.8 miles into the Pacific Ocean, reaching depths that have been scaled only twice before....

Think all USB memory sticks have to be black, gray and boring? Think again, with a little imagination you can jazz yours up or simply buy some of the fun ones that are now available thanks to geeky designers!...

In December 2008, the National Science Foundation and Pulse of The Planet sponsored the 'Kids Science Challenge', a nationwide science competition for third to sixth graders....