The fossil remains of a prehistoric primate species weighing a mere 7.7 lbs have been unearthed in Kenya.
According to a new paper, a thriving extraterrestrial world could be predominantly purple rather than green.
Several of the late physicist's scientific papers and possessions are to be sold at auction next week.
Two astronauts narrowly escaped disaster today when their Soyuz rocket developed a problem with its booster.
The unusually-shaped space rock made headlines back in 2015 when it passed the Earth on October 31st.
A cigar-shaped object filmed over North Carolina recently has turned out to be something rather mundane.
A woman fleeing through fields to escape the police was caught after being chased by a herd of cattle.
A marine salvage expert has suggested towing an iceberg 1,200 miles to act as a source of fresh water.
The disconcerting snake-like contraption is capable of hovering and changing shape in mid-air.
A new 3D reconstruction of the Roman emperor has revealed that he had a rather unusually shaped head.
The remains of an extinct species of ape have been found inside a 2,300-year-old burial chamber.
The fearless mammal managed to climb up the vertical outer wall of the 25-storey UBS Tower in St Paul.
Tapes containing data recorded on the Moon back in the 1970s have helped to solve a long-running mystery.
Scientists have identified a previously unknown species of primate that lived around 400,000 years ago.
Scientists have been looking to the past to help them determine the whereabouts of the elusive ninth planet.
A new paper has put forward the suggestion that the clouds of Venus could be a habitat for microbial life.
A swimming club in Australia has appealed for ships to keep a look out for its recently escaped mascot.
The mystery of what happened to the three men who escaped Alcatraz in 1962 may have finally been solved.
The 'Tolkienesque' landscape is made up of 26 underwater volcanoes buried beneath seabed sediment.
Archaeologists have found the answer to one of the Queen Anne's Revenge's most enduring mysteries.