Speed puzzlers have converged on the Melbourne Aquatic and Sports Centre for the National Jigsaw Puzzle Championships. More ...

Beyond the local interstellar clouds and their wispy clumps of hydrogen and helium atoms in the form of gas and dust, the ...

About 4.5 million years ago, a great cosmic dog kicked past our Solar System – and its effects may still be seen today.

Toy drive collections have been a part of the holiday season for many years, and help needy families put something special under the tree for Christmas day. A look at the toys of Christmas past tells ...

Nearly 4.5 million years ago, two large, hot stars brushed tantalizingly close to Earth's sun. They left behind a trace in ...

There are lots of ways to use your PC or phone to create your own greeting cards, letters, calendars and other highly ...

Scientists find that two hot stars passed near our solar system 4.4 million years ago, altering nearby interstellar clouds.

On an old cobbled street in a market town, residents say hundreds of years of history are disappearing before their eyes as ...

The best white elephant gifts are the ones that create a bit of intrigue as soon as they enter the gift pile. And a full-size, 4.3-pound firelog wrapped in holiday paper is impossible not to notice.

The 3-inch-round metal cannister contains 12 four-sided dice that bear six letters each, but no Qs, hence the name. Play is ...

For decades, astronomers have detected an unusual mix of ionised gas in the local clouds. Roughly 20% of hydrogen and 40% of ...