A couple from Leicester have been given permission by the fertility watchdog to have a "saviour sibling" in a bid to help their sick 20-month-old daughter. Charlotte Mariethoz has the rare blood co...

"Puppy fat" can have lifelong health implications and should not be dismissed as a temporary childhood problem, experts warn. A Cancer Research study found more than a quarter of schoolchildren are...

A three-week voyage of discovery in the Atlantic has returned with tiny animals which appear new to science. They include waif-like plankton with delicate translucent bodies related to jellyfish, h...

A taxpayer advocate has complained to Sutter County supervisors that metal detectors at county buildings are so sensitive they are being set off by underwire bras. Sutter County Taxpayers Associati...

Tom McHale is a hero at the MBTA, not for saving lives, but for saving a lot of money thanks to steak tips, electrical tape, and a 5-cent, fine-mesh hair cap. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Auth...

MILAN (Reuters) - A moving bag apparently abandoned on a tram in Italy sparked panic among passengers who thought it was a bomb -- but turned out to contain four puppies...

Don’t get your big wheel out quite yet. I’m talking about Viagra, not Quick, but it’s still a party. . .just in your pants. ...

Most people probably dream of being the world's richest person -- except, perhaps, the man himself. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates told an online advertising conference Wednesday that he'd prefer...

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will start selling build-your-own-computer components in more than one-third of its U.S. discount stores this month as it looks for ways to tempt shoppers to buy more than just lo...

As the professor lectured on the law, the student wore a poker face. But that was probably because, under the guise of taking notes on his laptop, the student actually was playing poker _ online, usin...