It is made of wax, is barely three inches across and comes in any colour you like, as long as it's black. And it could save more greenhouse gas emissions than taxes on gas guzzling cars, low energy li...

The decision came after the Mount Desert Water District said studies conducted during the past few years call into question the safety of fluoridation. The vote in last week’s referendum was 229-to-42...

Off the western coast of Scotland, on the Isle of Islay, science teacher Ray Husthwaite turns on the light in his classroom. The electricity comes from a power cable that runs to the mainland....

Researchers have discovered that cells in the mucosal lining of human genitalia produce a protein that "eats up" invading HIV...

A German man who spent 10 days in a self-made box atop a 72-foot-tall pole to protest a looming jail term was lured off his perch by his wife -- who sent up a topless picture of herself in his lunch b...

Reports this week have suggested that the online news community digg may be suffering abuse at the hands of a group of users that are burying Digg stories they find ideologically unappealing....

An 80-year-old woman has crashed her car into a driving test centre in Florida, after being summoned to retake a road safety examination. Therese Smith smashed into the office's waiting room, injur...

Scientists in Europe have developed an ultra-thin material only one atom thick, which they believe could be used to make super fast electronic components. The new material could also pave the way f...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand fishermen may have caught the largest Colossal squid ever found -- weighing around 450kg (992 pounds) and with rings the size of tires. The adult Colossal squid (...

Australia has announced plans to ban incandescent light bulbs and replace them with more energy efficient fluorescent bulbs....