On December 21, 2012, the ancient Mayans foretold the Earth's final day while the Hopi Indians see a great purification of the mother earth. Nostradamus speaks of devastation. Asteroid and the Chinese I Chang predicts the end of the history... more »

Conservationists were today celebrating the first successful steps in an attempt to save the world's rarest duck from extinction... more »

NO face-lift stops time, so as aging continues, even a satisfied patient may choose to have another one a decade later. But what if your face-lift never pleased you, not because of complications or monstrous scars, but because of aesthetics pure and simple?.. more »

A new mobile phone charger that will work with any handset has been approved by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a United Nations body... more »

The Cincinnati Bearcats are neck-and-neck with Ohio State in the polls, their quarterback is a Heisman Trophy contender and they have surged into the national title conversation. With the country’s hottest coach in Brian Kelly, a devastating offense that is ranked No. 3 nationally in scoring and a revamped defense that replaced 10 starters from la.. more »

Regulator Ofcom pledges to investigate why some areas of the country don't have mobile broadband... more »

Ever since astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took their first steps on the Moon, there has been an adamant group of conspiracy theorists who claim the whole event was concocted in a film studio... more »

With their white, plastic-smooth skin and bulbous foreheads, Beluga whales certainly look extraordinary. And, as these pictures show, their behaviour is just as compelling... more »

Instead of pursuing a career in scientific research, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, who shared the 2009 Nobel Prize [ Images ] in chemistry with two others, would perhaps have practised medicine, but for a sudden impromptu trip of his father. More than four decades ago, Venkatraman, then a Baroda resident, got the national talent award after finishing .. more »

Exceptionally well preserved dinosaur fossils uncovered in north-eastern China display the earliest known feathers... more »

Large quantities of water have been found on the Moon during India's first lunar mission, it has been disclosed... more »

Here are 25 of the very best swine flu tracking tools for those preparing for the coming pandemic... more »

The newly discovered meat hunter - who roamed the Earth tens of millions of years before Tyrannosaurus rex - is a perfect, miniature copy of its more famous and fearsome relative, except for the possible addition of a feathery mane... more »

We were feeling the love for dolphins this week -- In honor of plans for The Cove to show at the Tokyo International Film Festival in October, check out some awesomely adorable dolphin images. Don't forget to vote on your favorite... more »

In its weekly crop weather report for Minnesota, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday that temperatures were 4 to 10 degrees above normal across the state. Sixty-four percent of soybeans are turning yellow, a 33 percentage-point increase over a week earlier. Sixteen percent were dropping leaves, up 15 points from last week and identical .. more »