NASA′s Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) spacecraft has spotted the first major activity of the new solar cycle. On May 5 STEREO-B observed a Type II radio burst and a bright, fast coronal mass ejection (CME) emanating from the far side of the sun. The activity originated in a solar active region that rotated into view from Earth on May 8. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday claimed its own version of Dolly the sheep, the world's first cloned mammal, after the birth of a cloned camel in Dubai this month. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

The world's only transplant recipient of two full arms said the feeling of being whole again was "indescribable". picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

It was the size of a dustbin lid and had a range of just half a mile.

The world's first mobile phone could hardly be more different to today's devices, which are small enough to slip inside a pocket and can call almost anywhere in the world. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

10 Watt radio stations that can only be heard from a few miles away are proliferating so fast the FCC can't keep up. Can "free radio" become a movement? picked by Fanatic 3 years ago

It took 18 months for her smile to come back completely, but doctors say the French woman who received the world's first partial face transplant is now doing well. Isabelle Dinoire, 40, was pictured without makeup for the first time today showing the extent of her scars. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Emma Brady will be getting the "world's first divorce by Facebook," according to the Daily Mail. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

With the credit crunch continuing to bite why not try an alternative way of making money by renting out your eyelids as advertising space? picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

Touching and hilarious radio show is moving to Showtime. Check the preview video. picked by Fascha 3 years ago

A new wireless radio receiver thousands of time slimmer than a human hair could lead to radios far smaller than those of today. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

If you're sick of the inane drivel that comes out of commercial radio, a unique British radio station may be the answer. The Birdsong Station broadcasts nothing but the sound of birds. picked by Mitzuzake 2 years ago

The world's first camera to take 3D video and pictures without the need for special glasses is to go on sale in Britain this September.

Created by Japanese camera company Fujifilm, it will allow users to see their holiday snaps in full 3D, with bicycles and beach balls jumping out from pictures. It can also capture movies with the same special effect. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

British archaeologists have unearthed the secrets of what is thought to be the world’s first prisoner of war camp.

Experts, working with Channel 4’s Time Team programme, say the camp near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, housed 7,000 captured French soldiers during the Napoleonic Wars. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

"We have constructed a fully functional, fully integrated radio receiver, orders-of-magnitude smaller than any previous radio, from a single carbon nanotube."

Nifty! picked by psycmoe 1 year ago

No more inconvenient can or glass bottle that spoils the moment when you actually need your hands for something else at a hot party or in the nightclub. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

According to legend, Wàn Hu or Wàn Hù (d. ca. 1500) was a minor Chinese official of the Ming dynasty and the world's first "astronaut". picked by cgmiki 2 years ago

A Swiss company has created the world's first "aqua" car, that is able to drive on land, on top of water and even up to 33 feet under the sea. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

In Abraham Stroock's lab at Cornell, the world's first synthetic tree sits in a palm-sized piece of clear, flexible hydrogel -- the type found in soft contact lenses. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

World's first triangular coin has been created to commemorate the return of Tutankhamun's treasures to London. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

The world's first center for treating compulsive nail biters will open in September in Venlo, Netherlands. picked by maxriter 2 years ago