The skeleton of an entire Tyrannosaurus rex will go under the hammer in Switzerland next month with an expected price of more than GBP 7 million. The skeleton - named…
A motorist has saved his rotting car from the scrapheap after leaving it in the same parking spot for years. The abandoned motor - in the city of Zoetermeer, western…
Spain's tourist hotspot Valencia is to ban any loud noise at night in new rules announced by council chiefs. Officials in the city have sanctioned new regulations banning any "screaming…
Two tiny round-eared elephant shrew babies have finally gone on show to the public after their cautious parents hid them from zookeepers for days. The babies - no bigger than…
Hungry frogs trying to gobble up male wasps have found that their manhoods can carry a nasty sting in the tail, a new study has revealed. Scientists in Japan -…
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Police in Austria are investigating after a disgruntled hunter placed six impaled deer scalps at the family home of the local hunting council's chief. Investigators in Scharnstein,…
Anti-terrorist police in eastern Germany may be forced to return more than 2,000 assault rifles after their manufacturer lost a legal patent row with a rival. Judges have ruled that…
Edward the roly-poly puss escaped with eight of his lives intact when he fell through the ceiling of a shop in Turkey when it would not take his weight. Edward…
A flower seed vending machine to help save wild bees has been invented by a pair of schoolgirl sisters in Germany. Louisa Boucheloukh, nine, and her 13-year-old sister Zohra raised…
The venomous substance produced by one of the most common wild bee species could help to treat breast cancer, according to scientists in Germany. Researchers at Goethe University and the…