The Fergus Library in Ontario recently received a copy of Martin Chuzzlewit by Charles Dickens in their return box, which they estimate is more than 50 years overdue. - 5 days ago 20 Nov 20, 12:14pm -
Parents of students attending the Trillade primary school in Avignon have until 8:30 a.m. to drop off kids before the gate closes. But some tardy parents throw their children over the 6 foot gate. - 9 days ago 16 Nov 20, 10:53am -
The little spotted kiwi soared in the rankings before election organizers discovered 1,500 fraudulent votes placed for the flightless bird. - 11 days ago 14 Nov 20, 1:03pm -
Most of the country will "fall back" during Sunday's wee hours. Many sleep researchers say daylight saving time does more harm than good. - 24 days ago 31 Oct 20, 11:38pm -
The two 24-year-old women had not been together since they were babies when sectarian unrest forced their family apart. They've reunited and are making TikTok videos together. - 28 days ago 28 Oct 20, 9:50am -
The Mak family of York County is using a treat-launching candypult — a white plastic bucket attached to two long springs. It's one way to maintain social distancing. - 30 days ago 26 Oct 20, 10:01am -
Despite pushback from Europe's largest farmer's association, the Parliament will allow vegetarian meat alternatives to use meat-like terms, including burger and steak. - 32 days ago 23 Oct 20, 9:51pm -
A little over a month ago we posted about croissant sneakers. Food-themed sneakers are apparently the big new thing, because Planters Peanuts has now debuted peanut sneakers, retailing for $170.And not to be outdone, Ruffles Chips has introduced lim… - 29 Jun 19, 11:41am -
From back in the day when advertisers just tried to scare consumers silly:"Coated tongue means self-poisoning. Correct it by all means."Click to enlargeNew York Daily News - Apr 14, 1932 - 28 Jun 19, 11:01am -
When San Diego performance artist Claudio Cano does her act, much of the audience isn’t aware that she’s actually performing, because her performance consists of dressing up as a Latina maid (whom she calls Rosa Hernandez) and sweeping or mopping… - 27 Jun 19, 11:25am -
Coca-Cola isn’t just for drinking. It also has a medical use: to dissolve gastric phytobezoars (masses of indigestible material in the gastrointestinal system). Doctors administer the Coca-Cola via a tube threaded through the nose down into the int… - 26 Jun 19, 11:26am -
Turn off for 5 seconds, then on for 8 seconds, then off for 2 seconds, then on for 8 seconds, then off for 2 seconds, then on for 8 seconds… This has got to be a test to see how long until people simply smash the bulb against the wall in frustrati… - 25 Jun 19, 11:23am -
THE End of the world is said to follow the construction of a third Jewish Holy Temple in Jerusalem, which according to some, will be a prophetic sign of the biblical apocalypse. - 4 hours ago 24 Nov 20, 9:35pm -
ADOLF HITLER's hideout may have been found after a group investigated a theory that the fascist dictator managed to escape at the end of World War 2. - 15 hours ago 24 Nov 20, 10:50am -
A WOMAN has recollected a fateful experience when she almost drowned, which she believes resulted in a heavenly encounter. - 19 hours ago 24 Nov 20, 6:16am -
NOSTRADAMUS is said to have predicted in the 16th-century the rise of Adolf Hitler, global war and even the end of the world. Here are some of Nostradamus' prophecies for 2020 paired with a leading psychic's own predictions for 2020. - 1 day ago 23 Nov 20, 3:27pm -
BABA VANGA is known to many as the "Balkan Nostradamus" thanks to her supposed ability to predict the future. Here are some of Baba Vanga's prophecies for 2020 alongside a leading psychic's visions for 2020. - 1 day ago 23 Nov 20, 3:22pm -
CORONAVIRUS has sparked a global health crisis, prompting many to seek comfort in the Bible - but what does the Bible have to say about COVID-19? - 1 day ago 23 Nov 20, 3:18pm -
UFO hunters have bizarrely claimed to have uncovered evidence of an ‘Egyptian pyramid' on the Moon built by an intelligent alien civilisation - but NASA says there's a very simple explanation. - 2 days ago 23 Nov 20, 6:54am -
PSYCHIC Nicolas Aujula claims to have received premonitions of what is in store for next year - and predicts political bombshells, celebrity heartbreak and further revelations for the Royal Family and Meghan Markle. - 4 days ago 21 Nov 20, 12:48pm -
Women with disability are far more likely to suffer domestic and sexual abuse than non-disabled women. Despite that, many women’s shelters and domestic support services are physically inaccessible or don't have enough funding or support to accept w… - 23 mins ago 25 Nov 20, 1:10am -
NSW has recorded no new local coronavirus cases for 18 consecutive days, with some restrictions set to ease from 1 December. - 59 mins ago 25 Nov 20, 12:34am -
South Australia recorded no new community cases of COVID-19 today, with 29 cases still linked to the Parafield cluster. - 1 hour ago 25 Nov 20, 12:21am -
A longtime friend of the slain journalist said he had been personally threatened by the royal court's one-time media czar, Saud al-Qahtani, before his death. - 2 hours ago 24 Nov 20, 11:32pm -
Australia was warned to prepare for reputational damage among prospective international students due to its closed borders and lack of welfare support. Now, students and migration agents say it has become a reality. - 3 hours ago 24 Nov 20, 10:18pm -
It comes a day after Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced travel from Greater Sydney will be permitted from 1 December. - 4 hours ago 24 Nov 20, 9:55pm -
The Australian government is facing growing calls to evacuate citizens and help negotiate an end to the conflict, with fears further escalation is imminent. - 6 hours ago 24 Nov 20, 8:03pm -
Thai police have summoned seven leaders of anti-government protests to face charges of the country's lèse majesté law that forbids insults of the monarchy, over comments made at demonstrations. - 6 hours ago 24 Nov 20, 8:00pm -
An advocacy group is calling on governments to buy and tear up rent debts caused by the coronavirus pandemic to prevent Australians becoming homeless. - 6 hours ago 24 Nov 20, 7:54pm -
The incoming president revealed his picks on Monday for secretary of state, national security advisor, secretary of homeland security, and other top administration posts. - 6 hours ago 24 Nov 20, 7:33pm -
Sound waves have been part of science and medicine for decades, but the technologies have always relied on low frequencies. Now researchers have revealed how high frequency sound waves could revolutionize the field of ultrasound-driven chemistry. - 10 hours ago 24 Nov 20, 3:10pm -
A research team has developed a multimodal ion-electronic skin that distinguishes temperature from mechanical stimuli. This skin can detect various movements and is applicable in fields including humanoid skin and temperature sensors. - 10 hours ago 24 Nov 20, 3:10pm -
When the words 'artificial intelligence' (AI) come to mind, your first thoughts may be of super-smart computers, or robots that perform tasks without needing any help from humans. Now, a multi-institutional team has accomplished something not too far… - 11 hours ago 24 Nov 20, 2:21pm -
The long-held belief that the Milky Way, the galaxy containing Earth and the solar system, is relatively static has been ruptured by fresh cosmic insight. The spiral-shaped disc of stars and planets is being pulled, twisted and deformed with extreme… - 1 day ago 23 Nov 20, 9:10pm -
The largest aggregation of fishes ever recorded in the abyssal deep sea was discovered by a team of oceanographers during an expedition in the Clarion Clipperton Zone. - 1 day ago 23 Nov 20, 9:10pm -
Faster, smaller, smarter and more energy-efficient chips for everything from consumer electronics to big data to brain-inspired computing could soon be on the way after engineers created the smallest memory device yet. - 1 day ago 23 Nov 20, 9:10pm -
Researchers have developed a new theory for observing a quantum vacuum that could lead to new insights into the behaviour of black holes. - 1 day ago 23 Nov 20, 3:09pm -
Researchers analyzed the genetic make-up of the greater glider -- a possum-sized marsupial that can glide up to 100 meters. The team confirmed a long-held theory that the greater glider is actually multiple species. - 3 days ago 21 Nov 20, 4:05pm -
Like humans who can instantly tell which friend or relative is calling by the timbre of the person's voice, zebra finches have a near-human capacity for language mapping. - 3 days ago 21 Nov 20, 3:43pm -
Researchers have prepared synthetic protocells coated in red blood cell fragments for use as nitric oxide generating bio-bots within blood vessels. - 4 days ago 20 Nov 20, 4:39pm -
Cats that have an extreme response to catnip may look like they're experiencing a euphoria similar to that in a person under the influence of alcohol or narcotics. - 3 Nov 19, 1:00pm -
Here are the most interesting, amazing and unusual things that happened in the world of science this week. A recap of Live Science's best. - 2 Nov 19, 9:49pm -
Here are the stories behind the most amazing images in the world of science this week. A recap of the coolest photos featured on Live Science. - 2 Nov 19, 9:06pm -
Why do dolphins look so much like sharks? Why do pandas have thumbs? Because evolutionarily speaking, sometimes there tends to be one best way to get the job done. - 1 Nov 19, 7:09pm -