A cow has been living alone on an island, attacking anyone who comes near, after staging a miraculous escape on its way to a slaughterhouse.  The animal made its bid for safety last month after it

volcano victim from Colombia

NFL franchise relocation

A woman who lost her sight during a serious assault 10 years ago has been prosecuted twice for not having a TV licence.

American sleeplessness world record holder

The expedition's members occasionally got constipated, and relied on Dr. Rush's Bilious Pill.

On the upside, teen births are at record lows, and more women in their late 30s and early 40s are having babies.

Astronomers discovered a bizarre star that went supernova not once, but twice.

American serial killer

BEIJING (Reuters) - More than just a box-office hit in China, animated Hollywood comedy “Kung Fu Panda” has led Chinese artists to find fault with their own film industry and call for fewer government controls on culture.

False cognates are pairs of words that seem to be cognates because of similar sounds and meaning, but have different etymologies; they can be within the same language or from different languages, even within the same family. For example, the English word…

Our staff can't provide legal advice, interpret the law or conduct research. You may be able to obtain assistance from a lawyer or paralegal.

Edson Arantes do Nascimento, KBE (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈɛtsõ (w)ɐˈɾɐ̃tʃiz du nɐsiˈmẽtu]; born 23 October 1940), known as Pelé ([peˈlɛ]), is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played as a forward. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest…

An amateur photographer captured stunning pictures of multicoloured squirrels foraging for food in India. The three-tone Malabar giant squirrel was spotted in a forest in the Pathanamthitta District

An Act to make new provision for the control of pests and diseases affecting bees.

It is evidence of 20th-century cigarette tar. The mural, which replaced the original in the 1940s because of water damage, was renovated in 1998.

Gionee (Chinese: 金立; pinyin: Jīnlì) is a Chinese smartphone manufacturer based in Shenzhen, Guangdong. Founded in 2002, it was one of China's largest mobile phone manufacturers. According to Gartner, its market share in China was 4.7% in 2012, and it expanded…

When a people murders up to a million fellow-countrymen, what does it mean to survive?

A growing body of evidence points to how animals are aware of death and will sometimes mourn for or ritualize their dead

Residents and visitors in the Canadian province will be able to toke up outdoors, but can be fined for smoking next to public buildings, schools, or in a vehicle.