Venice has battled rising water levels since the fifth century. But today, the water seems to be winning. Several factors, both natural and man-made, cause Venice to flood about 100 times a year — usually from October until late winter — a phenomenon called the acqua alta.

The Oxford-based all-male a capella group, which was founded in 2000 and is composed of Oxford University and Oxford Brookes students, will donate proceeds of their charity single to the Helen and Douglas House , a children’s hospice in Oxford that cares for children and young adults with life limit

FROM its early days as a small fishing village at the start of the 20th Century, Dubai has transformed into a truly global city. From the vast Palm Jumeirah formed on land reclaimed from the Arabian Gulf, to the 7-star Burj Al-Arab hotel and the mega-tall Burj Khalifa – the emirate is now synonymous

People around the world have been transfixed by images of red and orange lava fountains exploding out of volcanic vents on Hawaii's Big Island. Three weeks of destruction from Mount Kilauea is costing the island millions with fears it could damage tourism there for months ahead.

This wild new motorcycle, invented by 19-year-old Ben J. Poss Gulak was presented at the 30th annual Motorcycle Convention in Toronto in March, 2011. Gulak continues to develop and commercialize his invention while studying engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The latest prototy...

On September 15-16, 2012, a team of researchers, physicians and specialists from the University of Gothenburg performed the world's first mother-to daughter uterus transplantation, when two Swedish women received new wombs donated by their mothers. This video gives the background, aims and goals of ...

Some lucky early risers in parts of the northern hemisphere were met with a halo like sunrise early onJune 10, 2021. The annular solar eclipse, also known as a ‘ring of fire’ eclipse, happens when the moon moves between the earth and the sun.

This video captures how the most important television antenna was affected by a fire in Hoogersmilde, Holland. The top part of the antenna which is more than 180 meters in length collapsed and fell down to the ground. Luckily, nobody was under and/or got hurt.

When we think about the future, we think about the things that arent possible at the moment. Wannahaves made a list of the top 3 inventions for the future.A Nokia morph phone, a way to see the world from your lazy chair with Google earth 2020 edition and an alternative for oil. The future is closer ...

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University created a robotic snake that can crawl, climb, swim and scale flights of stairs. These versatile robots, which are designed for reaching human inaccessible areas, could be valuable tools for disaster relief.