This exhibit looks at how malaria, eliminated from the UK by the 20th century, may return thanks to climate change and our growing fondness for al fresco living. Be afraid, be very afraid.

What single silver bullet can simultaneously reduce air pollution and oil dependency, roll back urban congestion, and fight obesity?

Dogs who were once barred from Moscow's metro in the past are so common today -- curling up on empty seats, nuzzling their neighbors, lounging in stations -- that there is even a Web site devoted to them: www.metrodog.ru.

Keeping the lawn in tip-top shape is a matter of pride for many men and bearded transsexual Thomas Beatie is no different - despite being seven months' pregnant.Sporting a T-shirt with the logo of his company "Define Normal", the 34-year-old gets stuck

Ever since he was given a toy snake, four-year-old Leonard Yip has used it to strike fear into his family. So when his father Mark saw a 3ft creature wriggling around his front room, he assumed Leonard was on the end of it. Then he realised his son was

Seems as if the law is an ass in southern Mexico after a donkey has been banged up in a human jail for biting and kicking two men near a ranch in Chiapas. Officer Sinar Gomez said: "Around here, if someone commits a crime they are jailed, no matter

BEICHUAN, China - Emotions are still raw, a week after the earthquake destroyed homes, schools and families.

A homeless woman has died of suffocation after being buried by three men on a California beach -- a fate her family described as her greatest fear.

A fast-moving wildfire in South Florida forced the evacuation of more than 2,200 inmates and detainees on Monday, authorities said.

A dog that assists an autistic preschool student was denied entrance Monday at the boy's school, the child's mother said.