Researchers have found a new technique that could increase the blood supply for emergencies, when there is little time to test for blood type compatibility.

Three-year-old David Shiffler had just seen a movie about dinosaurs and couldn't stop talking about them, so when he told his father he had dug up part of a dinosaur egg, all he got was a shrug.
``He said, `Yeah, right,' '' David said Thursday as he played…

Feudal entitlement to £3.3m of unclaimed legacies used to fund private school in Scotland and controversial architecture group

Charlie Daniels, the man who wrote and performed The Devil Went Down to Georgia, has hit out at Guitar Hero III for perverting his song and allowing the Devil to win. Daniels is angry because the song is "supposed to be a lighthearted ...

Jemima Hodkinson investigates a seemingly paradoxical experience.

A Yukon River community took matters into its own hands, with an airport protest and two options.

Call it the other Golden Rule: Scientists have found that all mammals weighing more than 2.2 pounds (a kilogram) empty their full bladders in about 20 seconds. Like many new parents, David Hu, a mechanical engineer at the Georgia Institute of Technology…

The Ocean Park Branch Library represents one of the few Carnegie-endowed structures still functioning as a public library in Southern California.

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A 22-year-old woman accused of exposing herself in Windsor libraries has pled guilty to committing an indecent act.

With recent speculation that 'Space Jam 2' is a "go" with LeBron James taking over for MJ, our latest #HSTBT explores the origins of the original film.

Back in 1985, the fall of the Soviet Union was not yet assured, but the wheels of progress were already moving within the Soviet Bloc. Glasnost, the It seems reasonable to assume that Reagan was using the concept of an alien invasion to point out how even…

Police watchdog says it is 'not true' that a silent 999 call will automatically bring police help.

During the 1990's nearly all of the world's LSD is thought to have come from the operators of the lab once located in this missile silo.

On June 28, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention debated Martin's proposal for one vote per state in the lower house. Amidst the dissension, Franklin put forth a motion for prayer.

One of The Empire Strikes Back's most compelling scenes wasn't always part of the plan.

A daytime party set up by the local government proves a hit in the rapidly-ageing country.

Crayola has been famous for their wide color spectrum of art devices since 1903, so you’d think the ability to see the full color spectrum would be a prerequisite for the job.