The number of seriously ill foreigners using Swiss medical facilities for voluntary euthanasia doubled between 2009 and 2012, according to a new study. The rising numbers have sparked a discussion of new euthanasia laws in the “tourists’” own countries.

Two ancient Mayan cities have been discovered deep in the Mexican jungle, containing giant palaces and even a 65-foot high temple pyramid. The discovery was made in the southeastern part of the Mexican state of Campeche, hidden in jungle so thick that archeologists needed aerial photographs to find the sites.

Antarctica is the coldest place on Earth which contains abundance of microscopic life. Now researchers have found a rich microbial ecosystem, persisting underneath the thick ice sheet, where sunlight hasn’t been felt for million years.

Australian model Miranda Kerr was with Orlando Bloom for six years and married to him for three before they announced their split last October. Since being single the 31-year-old has been embroiled in rumours linking her with billionaire business man James Packer, but she is keen to dispel the gossip.

This wasn’t any ordinary fishing trip. A goliath grouper was caught on camera devouring a four-foot shark in one bite, startling people aboard a nearby boat.

A 7-year-old boy in Florida turned in his mother for allegedly cooking and using methamphetamine. The boy was living with her boyfriend’s brother and decided to confide in him.

If you think the spiders at the bottom of your garden are getting bigger, you’re probably right. A new study shows that golden orb weaving spiders (Nephila plumipes) living in highly urbanised areas grow bigger, fatter, and are better at reproduction, than those in their native habitats.

New research is shedding light on why older people have more trouble sleeping.

BKS Iyengar, who popularised yoga around the world, died early on Wednesday morning. Iyengar, 96, had been in hospital for the last eight days for age-related ailments.

After drip-feeding the internet with NSFW pictures from her new video, Nicki Minaj has finally released “Anaconda” on her official Vevo channel.

A wildfire northeast of Bakersfield burning in steep terrain has destroyed eight homes and 10 other structures, authorities said, but residents of some 200 homes under evacuation orders were allowed to return home Wednesday evening.