A gang of thieves who stole a rare £1.2 million Stradivarius violin from an internationally acclaimed musician here tried to sell it for just £100.

Scientists have developed what they say is the world’s most powerful optical microscope that can allow them to watch live viruses in action.

A slew of new words, including “bloggable”, “scareware” and “onliner”, have made it to Oxford Dictionaries for the first time, thanks to the worldwide Web’s increasing influence on the English languag

The legendary Loch Ness monster — a dinosaur-like creature with a cluster of humps on its back — has reportedly been seen in a lake in Britain.

Ancient Britons indulged in cannibalism — in fact, they not only ate each other but also made cups and bowls from the skulls of their victims, a discovery has suggested.

An Oxford University academic has applied digital image analysis to intimate letters sent simultaneously by Jonathan Swift, writer of Gulliver’s Travels, to two women, with some surprising results.

Scientists have some chilling news for those using heaters at home — keeping our homes cosy actually prevents us from burning up calories to warm up our bodies.

Hollywood heartthrob Johnny Depp recently had a memorable run-in with Jacques, the pet bulldog of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.

Want to look more attractive? Eat heavily pigmented fruits such as carrots and plums daily, say experts.

Rubik’s cube still inspires engineers to create novel ways of solving it. Now, a robot has solved it in 15 seconds flat.