Scientists have been studying how some animals use magnetic navigation to find their way around.
A new well preserved fossil find suggests that feathered dinosaurs may have been quite common.
Special urinals have been installed in several US pubs in an effort to tackle drink driving.
A vast area of land covering what is now the North Sea has been revealed following a 15-year project.
A massive crocodile caught in the Philippines has been confirmed as the largest in the world.
A mysterious red cross in the sky in 774AD may have been a previously unrecognised supernova explosion.
The 1,300-year-old text has been found carved in to stone steps at La Corona in Guatemala.
China's latest space mission has been a resounding success as the crew landed after 13 days.
Evidence of an ancient city that could predate the Egyptian Pyramids has been discovered in Syria.
A new theory suggests that the giant stone heads might have been 'walked' upright along the roads.
50 skeletons belonging to the extinct giant wombat species diprotodon have been found in Queensland.
Rumours in science circles suggest that a Higgs-Boson announcement may come very soon indeed.
China's latest space mission to dock a manned capsule with their orbiting space lab has been a success.
Scientists have been working on creating genetically modified cows that can produce healthier milk.
Move over Face on Mars - Disney's beloved mascot has been photographed by the Messenger probe.
A thriving pea soup of plankton has been found living in the frozen depths below arctic ice sheets.
It has been almost 40 years since humans stepped foot on the Moon - isn't it time we went back ?
Two frogs have been joined in marriage as part of a special ritual aimed at invoking the rain god.
Over 100 terracotta warriors have been unearthed near the Qin Emperor's mausoleum in northern China.
A man in China has been jailed after he drove off with a policeman clinging to the front of his car.