Desperate parents have a new weapon in their arsenal for reining in naughty kids.

A man who told a Swiss TV show he likes to eat cats has sparked outrage.

The phenomenon of 3D printing has given us printed guns, printed cars and printed hamburgers - now it might have ushered in the age of printed hair.

Individuals claiming to have a medical condition that requires them to drink blood have chosen to call themselves "vampires" despite the negativity the label evokes.

The Herald's science writer Jamie Morton on this week's scientific breakthroughs.

Is it a bag? Is it a cat? The latest, weirdest handbag collection generating hype online.

A woman managed to fail her driving test before she'd even started.

James Austin claimed she hit him so hard with a bamboo cane that it snapped. But Elvira Blakemore insisted the caning was consensual.

"She would never do anything to hurt the family or myself and she loves us."

Could this new craze, sparked by a Kiwi Facebook group, be 2015's answer to planking?

A team of researchers discovered the hog-nosed rat during a expedition in a remote and mountainous area of Indonesia two years ago.

Two mysterious orange road cones appeared overnight atop a pair of 30m - 40m tall Norfolk pines in Stillwater, north of Auckland.

Who we find attractive isn't determined by some complex genetic construct, but simply by our own personal experiences.

Rhys Jones, a springer spaniel, has learned to sniff out Argentine ants which are unwelcome invaders in the Hauraki Gulf.

With barely enough space to lie down, a prospective tenant is appalled by a so-called room for rent.

A rare lump of vomit secreted from the intestine of a sperm whale is so sought-after by perfumers that it could fetch a five-figure sum at auction.

The Herald's science writer Jamie Morton on this week's scientific breakthroughs.

For a year Alex tried to get his sunglasses back from Anna.

Mike Horne and partner Rachel Topham discovered his tiny egg, laid by one of his three chickens, on Saturday.

A teenage girl pretended for months that she was pregnant with triplets, no less, using "Fake a Baby" products.

Warning: Contains graphic content. The stomach-churning footage of a large python expelling five whole birds.

Norberto Colón Lorenzana had what we can all agree is a pretty unremarkable idea.

When Burger King urged McDonald's to collaborate on a beautiful piece of junk food artistry, many fast food fans got their hopes up.

Patrick, 30, Ballarat Wildlife Park - the world's oldest wombat has joined Tinder.

Bubba the cat has attended high school for the last six years - so it's fitting that this learned feline has received his own ID card.

Woman turns plane delay into gripping Twitter soap opera, live-tweeting the break-up of a couple across the aisle from her.

Watch: Remarkable video shows professional opera singer singing Franz Schubert's Gute Nacht while undergoing a craniotomy.

Famed for her big round eyes and anime character looks, Wei Han Xu - also known as Weiwei, or Haitun (dolphin in Chinese) - has attracted fans all over the world.

Here are the ten best photos from the annual cat fashion show held at New York's Algonquin Hotel. This year's theme? Uniforms.

She asked for a "wee blonde girl" but thanks to a text message error got a "blind" one instead.