Researchers have discovered that a species of cicada exhibits the first and only known example of 'superpropulsion' in nature.
The find, which has been described as 'very important', could in fact be the first of many such discoveries.
An audio recording of a pilot discussing the unexplained sighting with air traffic control has been released online.
Jupiter's status as the planet with the most moons in our solar system has now officially been restored.
The find, which dates back to 2,300 B.C., was made at the site of the ancient necropolis of Saqqara near Cairo.
Archaeologists discovered the enigmatic hand print during excavation work of the city's historic fortifications.
The disconcerting change reflects the current situation in Ukraine and the increased risk of global annihilation.
The newly discovered world, which is 41 light-years away, is almost exactly the same size as the Earth.
The weird world of quantum physics has become weirder still thanks to a new breakthrough by researchers in the US.
Here we take a look back at the most popular historical mysteries and discoveries from the last twelve months.
Researchers uncovered the enormous, previously unknown civilization by conducting LiDAR surveys of the region.
An aerial investigation of the Nazca Desert in South America has yielded the discovery of many more geoglyphs.
A recently discovered piece of wreckage from the doomed airliner has shed new light on the mystery.
Sporting five finger-like appendages, the 'hand' was found washed up along the shoreline on a beach in Brazil.
NASA's latest Mars rover has made a discovery that could point to the presence of life on Mars in the distant past.
Archaeologists have made a number of intriguing discoveries in the sewers beneath the ancient gladiatorial arena.
The iconic predatory dinosaur may have been as much as 70% larger than fossil discoveries suggest.
The crew had been searching for a downed World War II aircraft within the infamous region of the North Atlantic.
Situated in our 'cosmic backyard', this newly discovered behemoth is ten times more massive than the Sun.
The gruesome discovery was recently made in an unassuming residential neighborhood of Darlington, County Durham.