AT least a quarter of the world’s mammals are at risk of extinction, a report revealed yesterday. And most are being threatened by the destruction of their habitat and hunting by humans.Nearly 200 species are “critically endangered” including the glorious Iberian lynx, found in Spain and Portu ...

Scary ... robot girlTHIS is the most life-like robot suit ever – the cyber girl Repliee R-1. Based on a real five-year-old Japanese girl, this machine was built to look just like a human.It has 50 sensors and a...

Sued ... patient left in furyA MAN woke from a circumcision operation to discover surgeons had chopped off his WILLY. Furious Philip Seaton is suing doctors in the US after claiming he did not give surgeons consent to cut o ...

Pigs away! ... Ham Bone wows the crowdPIGS can fly – or at least make an impressive attempt at a dive.These plucky porkers are delighting crowds at the Royal Melbourne Show in Australia.The agricultural fair attracts ...

Vistors ... this could have resembled the sightingA STRANGE light has been spotted over the Australian outback leading to fresh concerns aliens are circling our skies. Three workmen and three backpackers were left stunned by th ...

Crater ... massive blastA MASSIVE truck bomb tore through a hotel popular with foreigners in Pakistan’s capital today killing 40 people and wounding at least 100. The Marriott Hotel in Islamabad is a favourite place for fo ...

Tickled pink ... the spectacular upside down rainbowFREAK atmospheric conditions form a rare UPSIDE DOWN rainbow over Britain. The phenomenon, rarely seen outside polar regions, was spotted by astronomer Dr Jacqueline Mi ...

Record breakers ... smallest man He Pingping and the legs of Svetlana PankratovaTHE world’s smallest man today met the woman with the longest legs in the world – but his thoughts were elsewhere. He Pingping, who is just 74 ...

HORIZONTAL stripes on clothing make us look THINNER than supposedly flattering vertical ones, new research has shown. It lays waste to the old wives tale spread by fashion pundits that bigger people must avoid side-to-side...

What a lotta lolly ... Oprah dishes it outTALK show host Oprah Winfrey is the most generous celebrity in America, giving Ł28.6million to charity last year.The 54-year-old gave three times more than No2 on the list,...