On June 21st, 2013, 22-year-old Matthew Cordle was out "drinking very heavily" with friends when he decided to get behind the wheel. He blacked out while driving on the highway and crossed into the opposite lane, colliding with another car ...

Astronomers believe that planetary nebulae are formed by the rotation of the star system from which they originate.

The world is full of ruined cities, but some have such mysterious rises and falls that they haunt our imaginations. Even if we know who built them, certain aspects of the city may simply defy comprehension in the modern age. Here are 8 ancient cities ...

Since Steve Ballmer’s announcement this morning that he’s stepping down as CEO of Microsoft in the next 12 months, the company’s stock has popped more than 8%. Ballmer is Microsoft’s second-largest individual shareholder, with 333,252,990 shares, whi ...

Wrinkle your brain a little bit as it tries to wrap itself around what Deja Vu actually is. This TED Education animation by Michael Molina and animated by Josh Harris tries to explain the phenomenon of deja vu.

A special unit of the religious police pursues magical crime aggressively, and the convicted face death sentences.

At least 91 people have died and 111 are missing after days of torrential rain and floods in north-east and southern China, state media report.

A day after the U.S. Department of Justice sued to block the mega-merger of American Airlines and US Airways , attorneys for the carriers called the legal challenge weak and said they are looking forward to battling the government in court.

Is GameStop using its position as the sole US distributor of a critically acclaimed Japanese RPG to bilk customers for an extra $40 per copy, selling newly printed copies as used?

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Maganlal Barela, the man who beheaded his five daughters in Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh in 2011, would be executed at the central jail in Jabalpur.

North Korea is planning to spend $200 million (£130 million) turning an old military runway into a tourist hub. The renovated airport, in the Kumgang Tourism Zone on the border with South Korea, has been designed by Hong Kong architects PLT Planning ...

These are the games to play if you think you're good enough to become a professional gamer.

The makers of a "casual sex matchmaking app" called Bang With Friends are facing legal action over its name from games studio Zynga. The app, which launched in January, alerts Facebook friends who express mutual interest in a sexual encount ...

Never underestimate the consumer confidence of a classy drunk. Americans are increasingly ordering the good stuff and, in the process, pouring big profits into companies that make booze and beer. Both Diageo and Anheuser-Busch InBev are benefiting fr ...

Nearly a decade ago, the Indian government ruled out a ban on the production and use of monocrotophos, the highly toxic pesticide that killed 23 children this month in a village school providing free lunches under a government-sponsored program.

From the football player who overestimates his flipping ability to the motorcycle racer celebrating his win just a lap too soon, we've found the ones that will make you slap your forehead.

Apple was awarded a U.S. patent Tuesday that would let users share "personal content," via a visual menu, during on-hold calls.

The world's first mission to the South Pole of the Moon was announced today by the International Lunar Observatory Association (ILOA) and Moon Express, Inc.

One day, Colorado residents could be buying weed along with their organic produce, if Justin Hartfield successfully convinces the Boulder County Farmers Market to include a marijuana booth. Hartfield, the California founder of WeedMaps.com, got his i ...