A Territory baby has been dubbed a miracle after she survived -- in what is believed to be a world first -- a full-term ovarian pregnancy. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Diplomatic tensions could heat up between Russia, Denmark and other countries as they try to stake a claim on the North Pole and its buried oil reserves picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

A wristwatch buried in the ice at the North Pole three years ago was found by a boy more than 1,800 miles away after it floated ashore on the Faroe Islands. picked by BrownTrout 2 years ago

World First "solar light energy" Handphone picked by 1fcuk 1 year ago

A 530-mile North Pole expedition meant to bring attention to global warming was called off after one of the explorers, Liv Arnesen, suffered frostbite in three of her toes. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Archaeologists are uncovering a huge prehistoric "lost country" hidden below the North Sea. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The soggy weather might have cast a dampener on the traditional British summer - but it has ensured vegetables are thriving and breaking new records. This monster vegetable now holds the new world record for the biggest ever marrow after weighing in at 65 kilos (113lbs). picked by AutumnLotus 4 weeks ago

Guiness World Record For Breastfeeding [video] picked by sbalaciu 1 year ago

Without the use of fossil fuels. They've reached halfway already. picked by gratheo 10 months ago

Joneses from all around the world met in Cardiff, Wales, where they attempted to break the world record for the largest gathering of people with the same family name. picked by Skid 2 years ago

The story according to Peary himself. picked by donteatpoop 11 months ago

Top Gear had a race between a dog sled, and a Toyota Hilux, to the north pole. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Maria Esther de Capovilla died early Sunday, two days after she came down with pneumonia. At 116 years old, she was considered in the "Guinness Book of World Records" the worlds oldest person. picked by jaxomlotus 2 years ago

A short, humorous song. picked by gratheo 10 months ago

The expansion pack to the biggest selling game of 2006 moved nearly 2.4 million units in the first 24 hours of availability in North America and Europe. picked by TheBlueFrog 2 years ago

Traces of a distant extrasolar planet's hazy red sunset have been detected for the first time. Astronomers pointed the Hubble Space Telescope at HD 189733b, a gaseous Jupiter-like world about 63 light-years from Earth, as it passed in front of its parent star to catch a glimpse of the planet's atmosphere. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

What is the fastest a dolphin can swim? Near the surface, no more than 54 kilometres per hour. Why? Because it hurts it to swim faster. As they swim cavitation happens, tiny bubbles form. As they break they cause pain to dolphins. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

Over 1,000 pregnant women in South Africa set a new world record on Saturday for the largest gathering of women due to give birth -- and there were no early arrivals. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Enter your surname in World Names Profiler and find its orgin and density on a world map.

The site has been compiled by researchers from the University College London. picked by DoggyLives 4 weeks ago

Organic molecules – in the form of methane – have been detected on a planet outside our solar system for the first time. The giant planet lies too close to its parent star for the methane to signal life, but the detection offers hope that astronomers will one day be able to analyse the atmospheres of Earth-like worlds. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago