In 1912, Japan sent Washington D.C. 3,000 cherry trees as a gift. Two years ago, it sent 250 more, one for every year of the American experiment. Those trees are ...

The blaze started after one of their pet rats is believed to have gnawed their way through nearby electrical cables.

A man who built an epic £50,000 underground bunker is spending another £20,000 on a second buried hide out - in case the Iran war comes to Derbyshire. Dave Billings, 44, created his first bunker 11 ...

Since NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrived at Mars in 2006, the spacecraft has delivered some of the most detailed imagery ever captured of the Red Planet.

Dementia can be predicted in women up to 25 years before symptoms begin through a simple blood test, according to new research. A protein measured in blood samples is "strongly linked" to the future ...

In 2026, insurers might know more about you than you know about yourself. Applying for life insurance used to require a weeks-long endurance test of paperwork, blood draws and urine samples. But ...

The bears were discovered confined to filthy cages in Yerevan, Armenia, and had suffered years of appalling abuse.

Experts say parrots were prized for their vibrant feathers, which held deep cultural value in pre-Hispanic societies.

After Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX halftime show, Google searches for Puerto Rico travel jumped 213%, and Expedia flight searches rose 245%. Vega Baja, his hometown, saw interest soar by ...

Trump’s Iran war is historically unique in one critically important way: Early on, the war is not popular with the American public.

A rare albino wallaby has been born at an animal rescue centre. Keepers at the charity Little Zoo, in Wiltshire, discovered the white Bennett’s wallaby joey developing inside its mother’s pouch. The ...

A premature baby born weighing just 500g has returned home after becoming the first in Scotland to undergo a new heart procedure. Aribella Duncan arrived extremely early in July last year - at just 23 ...