New Horizons principal investigator Alan Stern has referred to the planet as a 'scientific wonderland'.
Scientists have unearthed the fossil remains of a strange species of snake with four tiny limbs.
Astronomers using the Kepler Telescope have found the most Earth-like extrasolar planet ever discovered.
NASA's solar-powered Juno spacecraft will be arriving in orbit around Jupiter in around 12 months' time.
Amateur ghost hunters have captured an image of what looks like a shadowy woman's face in Torquay Museum.
A recently discovered pyramid in Mexico has turned out to be one of the largest ever Mayan constructions.
Researchers have patented a new strain of healthy red seaweed with a unique and distinct flavor.
A member of the Welsh government offered a bizarrely tongue-in-cheek response to a query about UFOs.
Scientists have discovered an ancestor of the velociraptor with distinctly bird-like traits.
A highly dubious video showing an impressively detailed object over the US has appeared online.
An anomyous millionnaire has offered a huge reward to help identify who stole Dororthy's ruby slippers.
Scientists have calculated that much of the planet could soon be plunged in to a decade-long cold spell.
The German government has lost the right to keep its research on the UFO phenomenon from the public.
Astronomers have discovered a supermassive black hole that appears to have grown to a ridiculous size.
A series of volcanic eruptions in North America once triggered widespread disaster across Europe.
A new brain-like computer called 'memcomputer' could help solve the world's most enduring maths problems.
Scientists have discovered that a person's biological age and chronological age can be vastly different.
Authorities were alerted after the man tied balloons to a lawn chair and soared in to the heavens.
Just 10 days away from reaching Pluto the spacecraft has suffered an unexplained communications failure.
A popular zoo in China has become the focus of an unusual new earthquake prediction experiment.