You never know what’ll be turned up when scientists start looking at things. For example, research now suggests that hydrogen sulfide, the smelly gas found in flatulence, may help protect the brain fr ...

“Fake it ‘til you make it” isn’t always the best plan. A pair of "advanced humanoid robots" at a tech expo in Iran turned out to be just people in cheesy costumes. The fakes were shown at the Kish Ino ...

If you’re looking for the definition of “animal lover,” kissing a snake has to put you on the list. A man in Gujarat, India, saved a snake's life after it got electrocuted on an electric fence. The sn ...

How big of a pest do you have to be for the town you live in to sue you over it? The town of Mihama in Japan is preparing to sue a resident in his 60s who has been harassing town hall staff for five y ...

A 49-year-old New Yorker named Michael Moreau set two Guinness World Records in September by swimming around Manhattan in handcuffs. He completed the 28.5-mile loop in nine hours, 41 minutes, and 46 s ...