Mark your calendar: The 2008 Perseid meteor shower peaks on August 12th and it should be a good show. "The time to look is during the dark hours before dawn on Tuesday, August 12th," says Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office at the Marshall Space Flight Center. picked by AutumnLotus 1 month ago

A variety of melon that tastes more like a lemon is about to hit the shops.

The fruit resembles the honeydew variety but has the "zesty, fresh" taste of a lemon. picked by AutumnLotus 1 month ago

A three-member US ballistic missile crew fell asleep while in possession of classified launch codes for nuclear missiles, the Air Force said. picked by AutumnLotus 1 month ago

It's the hottest season of the year in Japan, and that means it's eel season. So, bottom's up! picked by AutumnLotus 1 month ago

The remains of several unknown insect species which became extinct long before dinosaurs stopped roaming the earth have been discovered in pieces of 110-million-year-old amber found in Spain. picked by AutumnLotus 1 month ago

A Tasmanian town is offering houses to rent for $1 a week in a desperate bid to save its community – and its tiny school. picked by AutumnLotus 1 month ago

Tests on two mystery strands of hair found in the mountains of north-east India could prove that the infamous Yeti, or Abominable Snowman, may have once existed. picked by AutumnLotus 1 month ago

An animal lover has spent £7,500 on complex facial reconstructive surgery for her pet cat after it was disfigured in a car accident. picked by AutumnLotus 1 month ago

Scientists have discovered a new Jupiter-sized planet orbiting around a distant sun-like star.

This planet takes 9.2 days to orbit its star, the longest period for any transiting exoplanet ever found. picked by AutumnLotus 1 month ago

Converting livestock manure into a domestic renewable fuel source could generate enough electricity to meet up to three per cent of North America’s entire consumption needs and lead to a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

No media organisation can claim to be immune from spelling mistakes, but a local paper in the United States may have set a new standard for most glaring typo. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

A family court judge in New Zealand has had enough with parents giving their children bizarre names here, and did something about it.

Just ask Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii. He had her renamed. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

Japanese and Mongolian scientists have successfully recovered the complete skeleton of a 70-million-year-old young dinosaur. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

Researchers studying life in the deep subsurface of our planet have discovered a unique bacterium living 1 mile (1.7 km) below the Earth's surface. The tiny bacteria live in a community of subsurface microbes inhabiting a South African platinum mine. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

Diners have been flocking to a restaurant in northern Nigeria to see pieces of meat which the owner says are inscribed with the name of Allah. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

When identical twin sisters Diane and Darlene Nettemeier met identical twin brothers Craig and Mark Sanders a decade ago, they could never have guessed just how much of their lives would be based around perfect sets of two. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

Scientists say they have found a workable way of reducing CO2 levels in the atmosphere by adding lime to seawater. And they think it has the potential to dramatically reverse CO2 accumulation in the atmosphere. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

A Greek court ruled on Tuesday that homosexual women can be called 'lesbians', rejecting an appeal by residents of Lesbos island. Update on this post. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

"Sick" pensioners are calling ambulances, only to miraculously recover when they arrive at hospital and head off to the shops nearby. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

With his dashing chiselled features, swept back hair and perky bouffant the resemblance is unmistakable.

But incredibly this carving of Elvis Presley was created around 1800 years before the King of Rock and Roll first warbled his first note. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

Two practical jokers are behind bars for setting their passed-out drinking buddy's crotch ablaze while boozing in Grover Beach. Matthew Craig Pillers and Jack Brent Nicholas Keiffer pleaded no contest to a felony great bodily injury charge. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

Italian society has been rocked by photos showing sunbathers relaxing on a beach next to the bodies of two drowned girls. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

In case they are FRIGHTENED or ALLERGIC to dog hair. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

BRITAIN'S SAS has revealed plans to cut down casualty rates in Iraq and Afghanistan by parachuting in German shepherds to spy on rebels. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago

A hidden hoard of recordings made by the electronic music pioneer behind the Doctor Who theme has been revealed - including a dance track 20 years ahead of its time. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago