Beautiful virgins with white complexions and large black eyes are waiting in heaven. These fair-skinned lovelies are what a growing number of Muslims in Iraq, New York and London believe will be their reward for exploding themselves and killing civilians in the name of Islam.

If only 20% of the Earth's "wind-power potential" were tapped, humanity could meet all of its electricity demand seven times over, according to a new study. Other scientific studies focus on canaries' innate singing ability and the direction early humans took as they trekked out of Africa.

During Saturday night's live finale of Spike TV's reality hit, The Ultimate Fighter, entrepreneur Dana White had a decision to make. The two young light-heavyweights competing for a six-figure contract, Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar, had just brought celebrity fans such as Busta Rhymes and Kevin James roaring to their feet with a bloody, evenly matched slugfest.