A man who apparently mocked alligators, then jumped in the water -- despite warning signs -- is dead after being attacked in Texas.

The earliest written evidence of lullabies dates back to the ancient Babylonians - and it seems they have changed little in 4,000 years.

The World is the largest privately owned residential yacht. The residents, from about 45 countries, live on board as the ship travels, staying in most ports several days. Some residents choose to live on board full-time while others visit periodically throughout…

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The waiting is over. After months of feverish speculation that raised expectations in Silicon Valley to the point of panting, wild-eyed hysteria, an award-winning American inventor yesterday unveiled a device which, it is claimed, will revolutionise urban…

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In the 14th Century, the Mongols flung the bodies of plague victims into the city of Caffa. But did it help start the Black Death?

It’s orange juice season. More precisely, it’s the season of the Florida Valencia, considered the “Cadillac of oranges” within the orange juice industry for its deep orange color, high juice content and rich orange flavor. We’re so used to getting orange…

Let's say you have a lunch date to make – and it's on the other side of the planet. Wouldn't it be way more convenient to pop down a hole and take a 42-minute journey through Earth's innards?

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They may only make up two per cent of the population, but redheads might be even more unique than you thought. It turns out that there are a number of special genetic qualities that give those lucky

Contaminated haemophilia blood products were a serious public health problem in the late 1970s up to 1985.

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When video games moved from arcades to living rooms, a whole new industry was born as Atari, Sega, Nintendo and others competed to dominate the world's home...

For the past week, an informative Associated Press story by David Mac Dougall, noscriptd "Things you didn't know about reindeer," has been circulating...

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In positive psychology, a flow state, also known colloquially as being in the zone, is the mental state of operation in which a person performing an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process…

Planarian flatworms are a popular system for research into the molecular mechanisms that enable these complex organisms to regenerate their entire body, including the brain. Classical data suggest that they may also be capable of long-term memory. Thus, the…

If the name Samuel J. Seymour is new to you, then don’t fret: you’re in the same boat as most of America when he appeared as a guest on popular TV show I’ve Got A Secret in February of 1956. By then, Samuel Seymour was 96 years old and incredibly frail –…

The monarch, who has just two surviving corgis, is said to have been keen to end the practice