The international diesel land-speed record for diesel-powered vehicles moved a step closer today as the JCB DIESELMAX broke the Bonneville Salt Flats course record with a measured-mile speed of 317mph...

If you thought the sight of New Orleans flooded to the eaves -- its people trapped in attics or cowering on rooftops -- was the nightmare hurricane scenario, think again....

Federal regulators are asking scores of broadcasters whether they failed to tell viewers about the sponsors behind corporate video releases presented as news, a practice criticized by watchdog groups...

The secret persuaders It was 1940, the Nazis were in the ascendant, the Blitz at its deadliest, and Britain's last hope was to bring a reluctant United States into the war. So it was that the la...

Food and drinks high in sugar should be taxed just like cigarettes, say economists who believe it is the only way to combat the global crisis in obesity. "When two-thirds of the population of count...

European investigators are tracking the mysterious deaths of two security experts who had uncovered extensive spyware in their telecommunications firms....

The drought was everywhere at this week's cattle auction. It was in the rows of trailers that swamped the parking lot like a super Wal-Mart. It was in the protruding ribs of skinny cows being sold...

Japan has suspended US long-grain rice imports after supplies were found to contain a genetically engineered variety that is unapproved for sale. The European Commission said it was seeking informa...

Trap-jaw ants bite with a force of over 300 times their own bodyweight, new high-speed digital images have shown. Their jaws spring shut at more than 100 km/h (66mph)- the fastest recorded speed at...

Three Mexican fishermen who say they spent about nine months drifting across the Pacific Ocean have been rescued. The three men said they survived on rain water, sea birds and fish after the engine...