UK Daily Mail By Damien Gayle Furious parents vented their anger at a headteacher who turned off his school's heating on one of the coldest days of the year. Pupils at Ansford Academy in Castle Cary, Somerset, were forced to grip their pens thr… more »

USA Today / By Dan Vergano Astronomers on Monday reported the discovery of an Earth-like planet outside the solar system whose size and distance from its own star put it in the "habitable" zone and make for a surface temperature perhaps averaging a… more »

The most corrupt nations are in red. Business Insider Nick Jardine According to an annual study conducted by Transparency International, six of the top 10 least corrupt countries are in Europe. In fact, no European country is defined by the organ… more »

CNN Lightyears Luke Skywalker looks out over a desert dominated by two setting suns in an iconic scene from "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope." But this isn’t just the stuff of fiction. Now, astronomers have confirmed the first direct evidence that p… more »

An exotic planet that seems to be made of diamond racing around a tiny star in our galactic backyard in an undated image courtesy of Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne.Credit: Reuters/HandoutBy Ben Hirschler LONDON… more »