Veteran Formula One driver David Coulthard hopes to get more points on the board for Red Bull in his remaining races.

Was the telescope invented in Spain, not in the Netherlands as popularly assumed?

Scientists in the US say they have developed materials that can bend light around 3D objects making them "disappear".

In the 21st Century, the term "flat-earther" is used to describe someone who is spectacularly - and seemingly wilfully - ignorant. But is there still anybody out there who doesn't believe the earth is a globe?

The director of a new Dylan Thomas film says bigger names than its Welsh star were considered for the role.

Mysterious bands of shadow during an eclipse might be produced by sound pulses, a theory suggests.

Some of the most striking images from around the world on 13 May 2008.

A halo around the sun startled people in Ethiopia, during Sunday's election, with some seeing it as a miracle.

Alex Ionides talks about his work as a consultant ophthalmologist.

A woman returns home to a house full of smoke after a crystal ball sets fire to her lounge.

Scientists develop software which accurately renders how ancient buildings would have looked in their prime.

It's 60 years since the term flying saucer was coined and the most celebrated "extraterrestrial" episode - Roswell. Alien believers are dismissed as cranks, but even the earthly explanations of objects in the sky are fascinating.

People across the world watch the moon turn red as the first lunar eclipse in more than three years takes place.

A study suggests Vikings used a crystal to help them plot their way across the seas even in cloudy or foggy weather.

The busiest man this week is the big man from Lapland, Father Christmas.

Director Paul Greengrass speaks to the BBC's Jamie Coomarasamy about his controversial 9/11 film.

40 years ago, engineers revealed a landmark paper which changed the face of communication technology.

A painter is joining forces with a campaign group to highlight the threatened closure of some of London's pools.

French voters are rejecting the political elite as much as the EU charter, the BBC's Caroline Wyatt says.

A family have a lucky escape after curtains burst into flames due to the heat of the sun.