Scientists working in Africa have discovered a Stone Age skull that could be a link between the extinct Homo erectus species and modern humans.The face and cranium of the fossil have features found in both early and modern human species. The skull is believed to be between 250,000 and 500,000 years old.

BBC School News Report gives 11 - 14 year old students from around the UK the chance to participate in the production and broadcast of their own news reports using the internet as the broadcast medium. With support from BBC news staff, students will be researching real-life news stories to utilise as sources for their own School News Report. English teachers, Vesna Klein and Kate Richards, will be helping students to develop their journalistic skills in order to become School Reporters.  Click here to read more about the project

The days of waiting hours to charge a mobile phone or laptop computer could soon be over because of research that could transform battery technology in as little as two years. US scientists have invented a battery that can charge in seconds, promising a revolution in power storage that could also help green cars and renewable energy.

Remember those sweltering summer days when the air was so muggy you could practically drink it? A new home appliance is promising to make that possible by converting outdoor air into nearly 13 quarts of fresh water every day. Originally envisioned as an antidote to the shortage of clean drinking water in the world, the WaterMill has the look of a futuristic air conditioner and the ability to condense, filter and sterilize water for about 3 cents per quart.

Love is ... trying to elope to Africa with your sweetheart for a wedding under the burning sun - when you are still at primary school. That was the quest of two children aged six and seven who had thought of almost everything - right down to suntan lotion, sunglasses and the five-year-old sister of the bride-to-be, who was brought along to "witness" their nuptials on the other side of the world.

Never let them tell you that television is a vast wasteland with no value. Fayetteville resident Carey Barrett, 42, was watching ABC World News Tonight over a year ago when he saw a story that stirred something inside of him. The piece was on a program called “Never Ending Altruistic Donor” that pairs people who need a kidney transplant with people willing to donate a kidney to someone in need.