Scientists have sequenced the genome of the giraffe for the first time, uncovering DNA quirks that help explain how the tallest animals on earth developed their remarkably long necks. Being a giraffe is not easy. To pump blood two metres up from the...
A camel in a garment that looks like a swimming suit is an odd sight - unless happen to be in a desert just outside Abu Dhabi. Camels there are being used to test out pressure suits made by a Finnish textile company. The Lymed Oy-manufactured suits are...
Thailand has said it will close its popular holiday resort Koh Tachai indefinitely. The island's shoreline, beaches and coral reefs will be off-limits for tourists, starting from October. Koh Tachai's popularity has put a strain on nature, which...
A woman’s swimming trip took an unexpected turn on Sunday when a shark bit her. The 23-year-old woman was swimming at a Boca Raton beach in Florida, when a 60cm long nurse shark latched onto her forearm. The shark would not let go of the woman. The...
Superstar DJ Fatboy Slim played a secret show in his home city of Brighton - to a group of babies, toddlers and their parents. Right here, right now: the superstar DJ repaid a favour 20 years in the making. Photo: Shutterstock The star, real name...
Two people have been injured in an accidental shooting at a high school graduation ceremony in southern Kansas, authorities said. They were injured when a man with a concealed weapon permit adjusted a sock he had stuffed a pistol into, police...
At least three people are dead and dozens were wounded in a mass brawl at a cemetery in Moscow that witnesses said was sparked by rivalry between ethnic groups battling for control of the burial service business. About 200 people, some armed with guns...
A Polish train driver is being hailed a hero after saving his passengers from death and injury. A truck had broken down on a level crossing and there was no time to stop the train, The driver raced through the carriages telling passengers to lie down...
Rare and unseen graffiti drawn on prison walls by men who refused to fight in the First World War as they awaited court martial is to be saved from crumbling to dust. The hundreds of pencil drawings, political slogans, portraits of loved ones, hymns...
An "origami robot" that unfolds itself to perform remote-controlled surgery in the stomach has undergone laboratory tests. The small rectangular device, swallowed in a dissolvable capsule, is steered by magnetic fields and can crawl across the stomach...
A seaside resort has axed a Punch and Judy show over fears it trivialises domestic violence. The traditional puppet show had been planned to feature as part of the Barry Island Beats, Eats and Treats festival in south Wales next month. But it faced...
The world's oldest cat has died at the age of 30. Siamese cat, Scooter, was named the world's oldest living cat by the Guinness Book of World Records and celebrated his 30th birthday on March 26. But his owner, Gail Floyd of Mansfield, Texas, said...
You don’t have to be skinny to be graceful, a dancer whose videos have become an internet sensation has shown. Eric Cavanaugh’s elegant moves have resonated with people and his YouTube and Instagram videos have gained thousands of views. His videos...
Police in Belgium have warned residents there to avoid using Facebook's reactions feature to ensure they are not targeted by advertisers. "Facebook never lets an opportunity to gather more information about us pass," the Belgian police force said in a...
The world's oldest person, Susannah Mushatt Jones, has died aged 116.Ms Jones died at a nursing home in Brooklyn, New York, according to Robert Young, a senior consultant for the Gerontology Research Group. He said she had been ill for the past 10...
Hanging an alligator foot from a dashboard is apparently not a good luck charm. A Florida driver learned that the hard way when he was stopped in a Palm Beach County wildlife management area by two Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers who...
A team of Pizza Hut employees have set a new Guinness World Record for the highest altitude pizza delivery by land. Professional guides led the team to the top of 5,894m Mount Kilimanjaro, where slices of pepperoni pizza were passed around to celebrate...
The owner of a family car swallowed up by a sinkhole said he is "thankful" his family were not hurt in the "crazy" incident. The blue seven-seater Vauxhall Zafira fell into the large crater which opened up on Woodland Terrace in Greenwich, south...
Close-up images of a set for the next Star Wars movie looks set to spark massive debate among devotees of the sci-fi saga. A huge structure was built over the last few days on Ireland's most northerly point - the dramatic and windswept Malin Head -...
An effort to show off the superiority of Russian military equipment backfired today when the door handle of a truck fell off just as President Vladimir Putin was inspecting the vehicle. The Kremlin leader was being shown an array of military vehicles...
A 25-year-old environmentally conscious woman has fit four years’ worth of waste into a small glass jar. New York based entrepreneur Lauren Singer leads a plastic-free lifestyle and shares her tricks on her website, Trash is for Tossers. An...
The Alaska wildlife is grooving to the smooth music of wind chimes. Britta Schroeder shot a video of a moose playing one-part harmony with the wind chimes on the porch of her rural cabin near Denali National Park and Preserve, and it is quickly making...
A new web-based program has been created to help zoo keepers encourage chimpanzees to behave more like they would in the wild. The design tool developed by University of Birmingham scientists helps create new features for enclosures that are more like...
An artificial gut that mimics bacterial interaction with intestinal cells is shedding light on how events in the digestive tract affect the brain. The HuMiX model, about the size of a beer mat, houses growing cultures of gut cells and bacteria which...
The grandson of a British sailor who survived the Battle of Jutland has kept a unique memento of the 100-year-old conflict - a rum tub made from deck splinters of HMS Iron Duke. Reg Wilkinson, 80, inherited the barrel his grandfatherGeorge...
Maritime authorities in Liberia have launched an investigation after a mystery ship ran aground on a beach. The tanker was found on the shore in the coastal city of Robertsport. There was no one on board and one of the lifeboats was missing. There...
A painting languishing in a New Jersey basement that turned out to be one of Dutch master Rembrandt's earliest works goes on display today at the J. Paul Getty Museum in California as a key part of an exhibit on the 17th century artist. "The...
The Queen has been caught on camera describing Chinese officials as "very rude". The monarch was overheard making the uncharacteristically unguarded comments during a discussion with a Metropolitan Police Service commander who described difficulties...
The Countess of Wessex is taking on a 450-mile palace to palace cycle challenge, which will see her ride from Edinburgh to London. Sophie will pedal from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to Buckingham Palace on behalf of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award to...
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