Nanodiamonds Levitated With Laser Light, Scientists Held Trapped Particle ‘For Hours’ [VIDEO]
A new study shows how to trap nanodiamonds in space using lasers, in a process known as laser trapping.
Atheists Smarter Than Religious Believers? New Study Finds Intelligent People Shun Religion
A new study conducted by the University of Rochester found that religious people are less likely to be intelligent than their atheist counterparts.
‘Weeping’ Tree Believed To Cry God’s Tears, Fresno Parishioners Pray At Crape Myrtle Tree Dripping Honeydew [PHOTO]
A Crape Myrtle tree outside St. John's Cathedral in Fresno, Calif., has been dripping a liquid that some believe to be actual tears from God.
Rare Canadian Stamp Found, Two-Cent ‘Large Queen’ On Laid Paper Worth $1 Million [PHOTO]
The third copy of a rare Canadian stamp dated in 1870 was found by an American collector earlier this year.
Endangered Bird Makes A Comeback, San Clemente Island Loggerhead Shrike Lives On Bombing Range [PHOTO]
One of North America's rarest birds may no longer be at the risk of extinction thanks to a recovery effort at a U.S. Navy base.
World’s Oldest Penguin? Missy ‘Acts Like All The Other Penguins’ At Birdland Zoo [PHOTOS]
Missy, a king penguin at England's Birdland zoo, may be the oldest penguin of her kind in captivity, according to zoo officials.
Lobster Shell Disease: Should Maine Lobstermen Be Concerned? [PHOTO]
Lobster shell disease, a disfiguring condition that has plagued New England lobsters for years, has spread to Maine.
Homophobia In The Caribbean: Anti-Sodomy Laws And Persecution, Being Gay Is No Fun In The Islands
Former British colonies in the Caribbean Basin remain a hotbed of homophobic sentiment.
Glow In The Dark Rabbits Born In Turkey, ‘Glowing Gene’ May Help Produce Cheaper Medicine [PHOTOS]
Rabbits born with a "glowing gene" taken from jellyfish DNA were born at the University of Istanbul last week.
Police Officer Punches 14-Year-Old Girl In The Face, Pembroke Pines Citrus Center Under Investigation [VIDEO]
Surveillance footage showing a Florida cop punching a 14-year-old female mental patient in the face has launched an investigation into the psychiatric facility.
10-Year-Old Gryffin Sanders Says ‘Mario Kart’ Helped Him Steer Grandma’s Car To Safety [PHOTO]
Gryffin Sanders , 10, was able to take over the wheel of his great-grandmother's car after she passed out behind the wheel while driving on a Colorado highway.
Simon Kruger, 7-Year-Old Boy, Credits Kangaroo For Keeping Him Warm While Missing In Australian Bush [PHOTO]
A 7-year-old boy that went missing in the Australian outback says a kangaroo kept him warm overnight.
Bear Jumps On Jet Ski, Takes A Break During Salmon Fishing Feast [PHOTOS]
An Alaskan brown bear decided to jump on a jet ski in an effort to get his mother's attention while she snacked on salmon in the Naknek River.
4 Billion-Year-Old Fossil Protein Resurrected, Thioredoxin May Have Lived On Mars
Researchers used a resurrected protein that most likely existed 4 billion years ago to understand how early life evolved.
New Letter Between Albert Camus And Jean-Paul Sartre Discovered, Shows Signs Of Early Friendship
A newly discovered letter from Albert Camus to Jean-Paul Sartre reveals how the 20th century philosophers had an early friendship before their famous feud.
Missing Father And Son Found After 40 Years In Vietnam Forest, Ho Van Thanh Wants To ‘Go Back’ [PHOTOS]
A father and son who fled to the forest during the Vietnam War 40 years ago were found alive and living in a tree house.
Dogs ‘Catch’ Yawns From Their Owners, Shows Human-Like Ability To Empathize
A new study from researchers in Japan shows how "contagious yawning" spreads from humans to their pet dogs.
165-Million-Year-Old Mammal Ancestor Fossil Found In China, Megaconus Mammaliaformis Had Fur [PHOTOS]
A fossil belonging to a 165-million-year-old mammalian ancestor is one of the best-preserved fossils of its mammaliaform group that existed nearly 100 million years before the Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Anthony Martin Plans Coffin Skydive, Escape Artist Will Take Leap Of Faith At 14,500 Feet
Anthony Martin, 47, an escape artist, will handcuffed and chained to a locked coffin, dropped out of an airplane at 14,500 feet in Serena, Ill. on Tuesday.
World’s Smallest Mona Lisa Created, Painting Is Thinner Than Human Hair [PHOTOS]
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have recreated Leonardo Da Vinci's masterpiece with a technique that can be used for nanomanufacturing.
2 Boys Killed By Escaped Python In Canada, Noah And Connor Barthe ‘Were Loved By Every Hand That Touched Them’ [PHOTOS]
The two young boys killed by a python that escaped an exotic pet store in Campbellton, New Brunswick were brother,s Noah Barthe, 5, and Connor Barthe, 7.
Escaped Snake Kills 2 Kids In Canada, Town ‘Is In Shock’ From Green Anaconda Attack
A 14-foot green anaconda that escaped from a pet store in a New Brunswick town killed two children, ages 5 and 7 years old, on Monday.
Breastfeeding May Prevent Stuttering, ‘Not Magic Bullet’ But Breast Milk Can Help Speech Disorder
A new study shows that children who began stuttering at an early age may have a higher chance of recovering if they were breastfed during infancy.
Sinkhole Swallows Bulldozer With Man Inside, Metal Plate Kills Pedestrian At Montreal Construction Sites [PHOTOS]
In two separate incidents in Montreal on Monday morning, a sinkhole was formed in the city's downtown core and a metal plate fatally struck a pedestrian in the head.
Baby Owls Sleep Like Human Babies, Owlets Looked ‘Awake-Like’ During REM Sleep [PHOTO]
A new study reveals how baby owls share similar sleep patterns with human infants.
‘Cashel Man’ Is World’s Oldest Bog Body, 4000-Year-Old Remains Found In Irish Marsh [PHOTOS]
Carbon dating tests have confirmed the 4,000-year-old mummified remains of a body found in an Irish bog are the oldest ones ever found.
Baboons ‘Behaving Strangely’ At Dutch Zoo, Emmen Zoologist Cites Possible UFO Sighting [PHOTOS]
Zoologists at Emmen Dierenpark in the northern Netherlands have no clue why their baboons have been behaving strangely since Monday.
Underwater Volcanic Range Discovered Off Norway, Like A 'Moon Landing In The Deep Sea' [PHOTOS]
Researchers have discovered five hydrothermal vents off the coast of Norway in a geological region known as Loki's Castle.
Bear Steals Dumpster Twice From Colorado Springs Restaurant, Orders Garbage ‘To Go’ [VIDEOS]
A bear was caught on camera stealing a dumpster behind a restaurant in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Dead Shark Dumped At Nantucket Pub, 5-Foot Fish Puzzles Police [PHOTO]
No one knows why a 5-foot long shark was dumped at the door of a Nantucket pub.