A leading scientist believes "love" can simply be broken down to its chemical components.

In India's Bihar state, a Dutch couple is charged an astronomical 2,500 rupees ($51) for a samosa, the spicy potato-stuffed snack.

An ancestor of Monty Python's famous dead parrot comedy sketch is found in a joke book, dating back to 4th Century Greece.

Pop stars Girls Aloud win the Popjustice £20 Music Prize for best British single, which pokes fun at the Mercury Award.

A Chinese truffle is discovered growing in European soils, threatening the pre-eminence and culinary extravagance of the famous Perigord black truffle.

Jersey's whelk fishery is on the verge of collapse and may have to close to save stocks of the shellfish.

It's the sort of courting ritual befitting of a future king - land a £10m Chinook helicopter in your girlfriend's garden. But are women really impressed by such a stunt, and if so, how can those of more modest means seek to recreate it?

Ecuador investigates the slaughter of 53 sea lions found in the Galapagos islands with their skulls crushed.

Ten years on, there are morning after regrets about the way we embraced Viagra.

As fans around the world mark the 30th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death, we recount the artist's sometimes troubled career.

The soaring demand for a Ugandan tree believed to boost a man's libido may lead to its extinction, experts warn.

Nepal sends troops to a remote region after snow traps hundreds of people searching for a rare fungus.

Officials in the Indian state of Assam say they are troubled by a sudden rise in poaching of one-horned rhinos.

Chancellor Gordon Brown enters a list of the world's 100 sexiest men - but is beaten by Tory leader David Cameron.

The anti-impotence pill Viagra could be available over-the-counter drug, it is reported.

Dozens of rare one-horned rhinos have gone missing in south-western Nepal in recent years, say conservationists.

A cafe on the African island of Sao Tome relies on its famed aphrodisiac cocktail to pull in punters during the festive season.

Australia regain the Ashes after bowling England out for 350 on the final day of the third Test in Perth.

A Filipino woman trying to board a plane with two suitcases crammed full of live snakes and lizards is stopped in Manila.

A Roman ship, wrecked off the coast of Spain in the 1st Century AD, reveals a wealth of historical treasures.