It looks like a flawless computer animation - a pitch black aircraft silhouetted against a striking vapour cloud. But there are no special effects in this spectacular image of a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor.
The harlequin is a voracious predator. It eats almost every kind of aphid and will prey on the larvae of other ladybirds, caterpillars and lacewings.
A wheelchair that can be steered by brainwaves alone has been developed by Japanese car manufacturer Toyota.
Ruthless, half mad, he stoned Christians to death. He also founded modern civilisation. And until yesterday, his fate was one of history’s great mysteries.
The days of scrabbling around to find the correct mobile phone charger are to end after a landmark agreement between the leading manufacturers.
An astonishing new map has revealed the elevation of nearly every place on Earth.
A chance recording by astronauts on the International Space Station has captured the moment a volcano explosively erupted, sending massive shockwaves through the atmosphere.
A bird-bone flute with five holes drilled into it, and fragments of two flutes made from mammoth tusks were found buried in a cave near Ulm in south-western Germany.
An ancient river bed that has lain unseen for 185,000 years has been uncovered by scientists mapping the parts of the English Channel in the run up to the 2012 Olympics.
Cunning thieves are using Google Earth and satellite technology to target garden ponds containing valuable koi carp, it has emerged.