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Ice To See You: 30,000-Year-Old Flower Revived
Fruit and seeds hidden in an Ice Age squirrel's burrow in Siberian permafrost have been resurrected into a flower by Russian scientists.

Test-Tube Burger Is 'Petri Dish' Of The Day
TV chef Heston Blumenthal is set to serve up a £207,000 "test-tube" burger later this year.
Monster Star's Eruption Snapped By Scientists
Space scientists have caught a delayed glimpse of a cosmic blast that dazzled observers when it was seen from Earth more than 150 years ago.

Tightrope Daredevil Will Walk Niagara Falls
A daredevil will become the first in more than a century to attempt to cross the gorge at Niagara Falls on a tightrope.
Wills And Kate In A Barbie World Of Their Own
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are to be immortalised as a pair of Barbie dolls.
Man In Pants Crawls Across Ice To Save Dog
This is the astonishing moment a man is snapped crawling across an icy river in just his underpants to rescue his dog.
California To Hurl Fines At Frisbee Throwers
The state of California may have a free and easy reputation - but something as harmless as a little game of frisbee is now punishable by a fine.
Page with video: Video: Papier Mache Rhino 'Attacks' Zoo Staff
Japanese police and zoo keepers have been filmed fending off a papier mache rhinoceros as part of an emergency drill.
Page with video: Video: Slacklining Daredevils In 330ft Stunt
Balanced 328ft above an Australian valley, two daredevils have been showing off the latest extreme sport to enter the mainstream - slacklining.
Page with video: Anfield Cat Is Twitter Hero After Pitch Dash
A cat that invaded the pitch during Liverpool's draw with Spurs has become an internet celebrity - with more followers on Twitter than £20m signing Stewart Downing.
Page with video: Swift And Cheap: Welcome To The Divorce Hotel
In the Netherlands a weekend break can become a weekend break-up for couples hoping for a swift and cheap divorce.
Page with video: Colosseum Shut As Heavy Snowfall Hits Rome
The first major snowfall in Rome for 26 years has led to the closure of the world-famous Colosseum over fears that tourists could slip on the icy ruins.
Gamer Dies At Web Cafe - But No-One Notices
A Taiwanese man who died while playing video games at an internet cafe was left for hours after fellow gamers failed to notice his death. 
Scientists Dash Big Deer-Eating Cat Theory
Conspiracy theorists have been given more ammunition after scientists said two Gloucestershire deer, thought to have been savaged by a big cat, were actually eaten by a fox or possibly a dog.
Mystery Outbreak Of Tourette's At US School
Pupils have been struck by a mysterious Tourette's-type illness at a school in New York, leaving doctors baffled.
Page with video: Snakes Wreak Havoc In Florida Everglades
Giant snakes appear to be wiping out the mammal population of Florida's Everglades, it is being warned.
Computer Used To Decode Brain Activity
Scientists believe they have found a way to read people's minds in what could be the first step towards helping brain-damaged patients who cannot speak.
Explorers Told: Leave Remote Peru Tribe Alone
Peru has called on explorers to stay away from an isolated Amazon basin rainforest tribe after pictures of "uncontacted" tribal members were published online.
Page with video: Abandoned Fukushima Pets Face Harsh Winter
Dogs and cats abandoned in the Fukushima exclusion zone after last year's nuclear crisis have survived high radiation and lack of food only to face freezing winter conditions.
Page with video: Smash And Grab: Ship Ploughs Through Bridge
A cargo ship has smashed through a US bridge after being too tall to go under it, leaving a 300ft gap in the structure.
Page with video: Demand Rises For Female Bodyguards In China
A security school in China is training women to become bodyguards after a surge in demand for female security personnel.
US Man 'Forgotten' After Drink Driving Arrest
A US jury has awarded a man $22m (£12m) after he was kept in solitary confinement without trial for nearly two years over an alleged drink driving offence.
Gold Silk Cape Spun By Spiders On Display
A cape created from golden silk spun by more than a million spiders is being put on display in the UK.