The oldest human being on Earth, Emma Morano, is the last person alive to have seen the 19th century.
The Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) has returned a set of high-quality test photographs from the Red Planet.
The huge terrestrial crab species can exert a pinching force greater than any other crustacean on Earth.
A video showing what looks like a woman sitting on the back of a speeding car has gone viral online.
An anonymous do-gooder sent shoppers in to a frenzy when he showered them with bank notes on Saturday.
A faulty fire suppression system managed to submerge a large area under a sea of white foam on Friday.
A remarkable new magnetic chess set enables the pieces to move around the board all by themselves.
Dino-a-Live will offer visitors the next best thing to real dinosaurs without the risk of being eaten.
Thousands were left perplexed by the high-altitude aircraft which circled for about an hour on Wednesday.
It is looking increasingly likely that the dwarf planet is home to a vast subterranean ocean of water.
The futuristic-sounding device is designed to combat the threat posed by cheap unmanned aerial drones.
Two young boys in Pakistan literally 'power down' after the sun sets and can only move during the day.
German technology company Infineon has broken the world record by solving the puzzle in 0.637 seconds.
The large green reptile slithered out of a ceiling compartment during a routine flight to Mexico City.
An extremely peculiar creature with a bulbous transparent head has been spotted by a diver in Bali.
The controversial author of 'Chariots of the Gods' predicts that aliens will return within 20 years.
A new computer model has calculated how long it would take for a real-life zombie virus to spread.
Video footage of a strange snake-like creature covered in ice has recently gone viral on social media.
The remote-operated aerial drone managed to cause quite a stir in the cities of Vienna and Graz.
The discovery was made by fossil hunter Jamie Hiscocks who found the specimen on a beach near London.