Hoping to take over from He Pingping who died this year Huang Kaiquan is on track to be crowned world's smallest man. At a mere 76cm tall and weighing...

A rare shrimp that could be the oldest animal species on the planet has been found alive and well in Scotland. Based on fossil evidence the tadpole sh...

A batch of large Chilean Rose tarantulas is feared to have become loose in the UK after two were found in gardens. The rare spiders are able to blind ...

The Leaning Tower of Pisa has attracted tourists from all over the world, but what is the story behind it ? For the last 20 years Professor John Burla...

It looks like a donkey but has a zebra's stripes and instincts - meet the zedonk, a cross between a donkey and a zebra. The unusual animal was born at...

A team will revisit the Titanic next month and generate a 3-dimensional map of the entire wreckage. The expedition is the most advanced scientific mis...

The cheetah, eradicated in India by hunting nearly a century ago, will run again in the country, as three sites are earmarked for its reintroduction.

Environmental group WWF apologises to Saudi Arabia after one of its workers vandalised the country's nameplate at a climate conference.

Rescue teams in northeast China are working to retrieve 3,000 barrels of chemicals washed into a major river, state media says.

A team of divers - known as Neptune's Army of Rubbish Cleaners - are stepping up efforts to keep Britain's coastline clean and litter free.

Russian sub searches Lake Baikal for energy reserves

Residents in South Africa reported a UFO with three bright lights on two consecuctive nights over Pretoria. "I'm not saying it's green little space me...

A cave system near Sydney is going to be the first in the world to offer tours spoken in Klingon. Near the Blue Mountains west of Sydney in Australia ...

A very rare lobster has been found off the coast of England with a peculiar chequered black and red pattern. Scarborough Sea Life Centre Todd German s...

Remains of the largest rat every to walk the planet have been discovered in a cave in East Timor. The massive rodent was three times the size of its m...