8-Year-Old Ryan Suffern Writes Santa To Make Kids Stop Bullying His Twin Sister [PHOTOS]
In a letter he penned to Santa, 8-year-old Ryan Suffern says his Christmas wish is to have kids stop teasing his twin sister at school.
Stella The Dog Brought Back To Life By Santa Monica Firefighters [PHOTOS]
The boxer from Santa Monica, Calif., was trapped inside a burning building when firefighters found her and resuscitated her with oxygen.
Holy Water Contaminated With Fecal Matter In Austria, ‘Need To Warn People’ Against Drinking From Sources
According to a new Austrian study, 86 percent of holy water is contaminated with fecal matter that causes diseases that lead to fever, diarrhea and abdominal pain.
New Snail Species Discovered In Croatian Cave, Zospeum Tholussum ‘Creep’ In Circles [PHOTOS]
Scientists have identified a new snail species discovered in in Croatia’s Lukina Jama–Trojama cave system.
Lost Ring Returned After Nearly 40 Years In Cooper River, Diver Finds Owner Robert LeVaughn Phillips [PHOTO]
Diver Brian Tovin tracked down the owner of a nearly 40-year-old class ring he found in South Carolina's Cooper River last month.
Home Depot Flash Mob Proposal Goes Viral, Spencer Stout Asks Boyfriend To Marry Him [VIDEO]
When Dustin Reeser went to Home Depot last week, he thought he was helping his roommate pick up party supplies -- instead, he walked into a flash mob proposal orchestrated by his boyfriend, Spencer Stout.
Yom Kippur 2013: 5 Facts You Need To Know About The Jewish High Holiday
Considered the holiest day of the Jewish year, Yom Kippur is observed from sundown on Sept. 13 to nightfall on Sept. 14, 2013.
Brain-Eating Amoeba Confirmed In St. Bernard Parish Water Supply, CDC Says
The deadly brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri has been found in the St. Bernard Parish water supply in Louisiana, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control confirmed Thursday.
Ozzy Named Fastest Tightrope Walking Dog In Guinness Book Of World Records 2014 [VIDEO]
The 4-year-old border collie/kelpie mix made the Guinness Book of World Records by crossing a 11.4 foot long tight rope in 18.22 seconds.
Wine Snake Bites Woman After Spending 3 Months In The Bottle
A woman in China who opened a bottle of 3-month-old "snake wine" was attacked by its contents.
Blobfish Crowned World’s Ugliest Animal, Will Become ‘Voice For The Mingers’ [PHOTO]
The blobfish, a fish native to Australian waters, has been voted the world's ugliest animal in a campaign by the Ugly Animal Preservation Society.
741-Pound-Alligator Caught In Mississippi, Sets New State Record [PHOTOS]
Jimmy Greer, Dalco Turner, John Ratcliff and Jennifer Ratcliff are credited with catching a record-breaking 741-pound alligator in Mississippi on Sunday.
Ancient Crocodiles Evolved During Dinosaur Age, Ability To Adapt Was ‘Quite Remarkable’ [PHOTO]
A new study shows for the first time how ancient crocodiles evolved and survived when they lived among dinosaurs.
California Mom, Frances Hena, Publicly Shames Daughter For Twerking At School Dance [PHOTO]
A California mom made her daughter hold a sign at a busy street corner after she learned the 11-year-old twerked at a school dance.
9/11 Memorial Events Held Across America [PHOTOS]
Twelve years after the attacks that launched more than a decade of war, Americans are remembering the thousands of lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001.
Medal Of Honor Found Inside Book At Church Sale, Belonged To Civil War General Joshua Chamberlain [PHOTO]
A Congressional Medal of Honor awarded to Joshua Chamberlain for his role in the Battle of Gettysburg was discovered in the back of a book bought at a church fundraising sale in Duxbury, Mass.
Scientists Uncover Nearly 100,000-Year-Old Microbes In Antarctic Lake [PHOTO]
In one of the most desolate places on Earth, scientists have uncovered microbes through the ice of Lake Hodgson on the Antarctic Peninsula.
Obama Receives B- Letter Grade From Historians, Administration Has ‘Merely Been Adequate’
History professors from colleges across the United States gave President Barack Obama's presidency a B- letter grade.
Siberian ‘Forest Boy’ Found After 16 Years, Altai Krai Man ‘Looked Normal And Healthy’ [PHOTO]
A 20-year-old man who has allegedly been living in a Siberian forest for 16 years was found by local villagers, Russian authorities said Tuesday.
5 Percent Of US Children Are ‘Severely Obese,’ New Risk Category Rising Among Youth
According to a statement from the American Heart Association, severe obesity, a newly defined class of risk, exists in 5 percent of all U.S. children.
World’s Longest Tongue: Stephen Taylor’s Record Tongue ‘Keeps Growing’ [PHOTO]
Stephen Taylor, 51, has the world's longest tongue measuring at 3.8 inches long, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
Hookah Smoke May Be Less Harmful Than Cigarette Tobacco, Contains Lower Levels Of 4 Toxic Metals
According to new research, hookah tobacco and smoke contain lower levels of four toxic metals than those found in cigarettes.
Climate Change May Impact Vital Ocean Chemical Cycles
A new study indicates that warming ocean temperatures may hamper vital ocean chemical cycles of carbon dioxide, nitrogen and phosphorus.
Nine Endangered Ocellate Mountain Vipers Born At Saint Louis Zoo [PHOTO]
Nine ocellate mountain vipers born, Aug. 16, belong to a species that was believed to be extinct for 140 years until it was rediscovered in the 1980s.
Rosh Hashanah 2013: 5 Facts You Need To Know About The Jewish New Year
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year that marks the first of Days of Awe and is believed to be the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve.
LEGO Unveils First Female Scientist Minifigure In Series 11 [PHOTO]
The pocket-sized figurine called “Scientist” holds two flasks, wears a white lab coat, glasses and costs $2.99.
World’s Largest Fruit Salad Weighs More Than 15,000 Pounds, UMass Amherst Sets Record [PHOTOS]
On Monday at the school’s annual Back to School Barbeque, chefs made a 15,000-pound-fruit salad, setting a new Guinness World Record.
Soot From European Industrial Age Melted Alps Glaciers, Prematurely Stopped ‘Little Ice Age’
According to a new study, soot produced during rapid industrialization caused the abrupt retreat of mountain glaciers after 1850.
Skin-Eating Fungus Is Killing Fire Salamanders In The Netherlands, Less Than 4 Percent Remains
According to a new study, a deadly skin-eating fungus has proved to be the cause of why the number dropped to a staggering 10 salamanders -- less than 4 percent of the species original population.
Was Wesley Clark At Burning Man 2013? 'Burners' Spot Retired Army General At Nevada Festival
In a tweet, former Grateful Dead lyricist John Perry Barlow said the retired general and politician was at the huge Nevada festival.
