any planet beyond the Solar System

As the world whimpers over the loss of scene-stealing canine actor Uggie, we take a look at other famous pooches who have left their pawprints on our hearts

aviator, businessman, soldier, sportsman

"Hurricane" is a protest song by Bob Dylan co-written with Jacques Levy and released on the 1976 album Desire. The song is about the imprisonment of boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter. It compiles acts of racism and profiling against Carter, which Dylan describes…

Noah Maloney, the Toronto man whose intestines are now riddled with paper cuts, is still eating a photo of Jason Segel every day until Jason Segel eats a picture of him. He’s been at it for more than 50 days now, and has become increasingly creative in his…

Can Laurie Marker help the world's fastest mammal outrun its fate?

1st President of Zimbabwe (1936-2003)

English clergyman and inventor (1563-1614)

The story's seemingly timeless transcendence hides the fact that it was very much the product of a particular moment in history

1971 dystopian crime film directed by Stanley Kubrick

Were such fearsome 'shield-maidens' a historical reality? Or just a romantic creation?

Christmas caroling — going door-to-door or standing on a corner singing lovely Christmas songs, ideally in Victorian garb — is today primarily thought of as a charming and harmless sign that

Environment News -SINGAPORE - The two most well-known otter families here have clashed again, more than a year after a fight that resulted in the death of at least one otter pup.. Read more at

When Steve Jobs cold-called Hewlett-Packard's co-founder to request some spare electronic parts, he got what he asked for — and a job.

Since 2006, archaeological discoveries have stalled the construction of Metro C, a new metro line in Rome. Among these discoveries are the Aurelian Walls, and Emperor Hadrian's "Athenaeum," an ancient, covered amphitheater.

golden ring from the Roman era found in England

Legendary paparazzo Ron Galella was assaulted by film stars and sued by Jackie Onassis. Two new books reveal the stories behind his candid snaps.

The Friendship Bench is a program that lends a listening ear to those in need by offering what's called peer to peer mental health conversations.

American actress, screenwriter and novelist

"Heroes" is the 12th studio album by English musician David Bowie, released on 14 October 1977 by RCA Records. After releasing Low earlier that year, Bowie toured as the keyboardist of his friend and singer Iggy Pop. At the conclusion of the tour, they recorded…

From the 1920s until the 1950s, prior to the introduction of penicillin, malaria-induced fevers were used as a treatment for neurosyphilis—the spiking fevers associated with malaria killed the bacteria that caused the syphilitic infection.