Elon Musk's SpaceX was poised Friday to carry out its latest test of the world's biggest and most powerful rocket, the Starship, with plans for a…
India's capital Delhi overtook Lahore in Pakistan to become the world's most polluted city on Friday, with air quality reaching hazardous levels and visibility…
Domestic cats meow differently depending on whether their human caretakers are present in the room or not, scientists confirm in a new study published by The…
For more than a century, the Tabbara family has been serving up falafel to Beirut’s residents. Their business, which predates Lebanon’s founding, has…
A small medieval in Slovakia is hoping to put itself at the heart of Europe’s love map. Banska Stiavnic was the home of Marina Pischlova, the subject of the…
Three years ago, Cairo butcher Zaza Ogaz decided to do something to help families bringing their children to a nearby cancer hospital. He took an empty…
As tens of millions of Chinese converged on bus and railway stations last week, 42-year-old Pan Shancu decided to make his own way home for the Lunar New Year…
The gruesome mummy of an unknown man known as the “Screaming Mummy” has puzzled scientists since its discovery in Egypt’s Deir El-Bahari in 1886. Experts…
At the referee's whistle, the young forward leans on his crutches and punts the football with his only leg, kicking off a match between war amputees in Syria's…
Harvard University appointed Lawrence Bacow from its Kennedy School of Government, to be its 29th president starting on July 1, calling him one of the most…
A new US study suggests that e-cigarette liquids sweetened with flavorings like vanilla and cinnamon may harm the lungs even when they don’t contain nicotine. …
It’s striking. The ghostly head, painted in bold lines, floats on a bright blue background. With angry eyes, the face gnashes its teeth out at the world, as…
Nearly 1.9 billion people worldwide are obese, which amounts to quarter of the world's population, revealed a study by the World Summit of Governments in Dubai…
Whether through poetry, gifts or flowers, ancient Egyptians were known as romance and nature lovers, who expressed their passion for their beloved. A…
Most Germans saw that Valentine's Day is being exploited for commercial gain and 74 percent of the people believe that business interests have dominated the…
By registering data of an electronic thermometer connected to a smartphone, a team of researchers at the University of Iowa tested a new approach to track flu…
Finding the right phone for an elderly user is no easy task, unlike when looking for a smartphone that features a better camera or a longest battery life. …
Many people who visit the United Kingdom wonder why do people there drive on the left. Gareth Edmunds, 59, from Bristol, said his theory is that it's…
A recently discovered asteroid was due to zip within 39,000 thousand miles (64,000 km) of Earth on Friday, marking the second space rock to pass within the…
The world's oldest green grocers is set to finally close its doors - having sold fruit and veg to thousands of customers for over 130 years. The Grade II…
Many adults who use ibuprofen and other so-called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) drugs take too much, increasing their risk of serious side effects…
An 18-month-old boy with Down syndrome has been named by baby food maker Gerber as its “Spokesbaby” for 2018, the company said on Wednesday, an action hailed…
A recently discovered asteroid streaked close to Earth of Friday in the second such occurrence in a week. Measuring between 50 and 130 feet (15 and 40…
A US company has developed a new test that detects 193 potential diseases in newborns. The test involves the analysis of samples taken from the babies’ inner…
Bats are the longest-lived mammals relative to body size, and a particular specie among them lives especially long. According to Reuters, researchers now have…
After attracting attention for being the first veiled woman to advance to the next round of the singing show “The Voice” in France, Syria’s Manal Ibtisam…
In what could one day help develop regenerative medicine therapies and new infertility treatments, scientists announced that they have succeeded for the first…
“Cheddar Man”, Britain’s oldest, nearly complete human skeleton, had dark skin, blue eyes and dark curly hair when he lived in what is now southwest England 10…