A major operation this week saw an armed police unit swoop in to arrest the leader of a modern day cult.
12 months ago, what started out as a tongue-in-cheek Facebook post became a social media phenomenon.
The space agency has officially published its $28bn plan to land humans on the lunar surface within four years.
A rather peculiar claim concerning Nikola Tesla has been found in the archives of the FBI's official website.
Kane Tanaka - the oldest person in Japan - has reached a grand old age despite a penchant for fizzy drinks.
It turns out that there is a genuine plan in place to defend the United States in the event of a zombie apocalypse.
Dmitry Rogozin made the rather bizarre claim while speaking to reporters at an exhibition last week.
Denis Vashurin is something of an online celebrity in Russia thanks to his bafflingly youthful appearance.
A new show called 'Space Hero' will see contestants vying for a trip up to the International Space Station.
Scientists have been studying what gives the rather unusual 'gympie gympie' tree such an excruciating sting.
Footage has emerged that allegedly shows two ghostly figures at the site of the Battle of Gettysburg.
It is now believed that a geomagnetic storm interfered with the Titanic's navigation and communications.
Scientists have identified 100 million-year-old sperm cells perfectly preserved within fossilized tree resin.
Hundreds took to social media on Monday night after a strange object appeared in the skies over New Jersey.
Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono has instructed the country's military on how to respond to a UFO incident.
An unexpected visitor of a furry, four-legged variety gave one family quite a surprise earlier this month.
The discovery of phosphine suggests that Venus may not be quite as inhospitable to life as previously thought.
One of the pilots involved in the USS Nimitz UFO incident maintains that the object took hostile action.
Over 300 years ago, thousands of Scots were burnt at the stake because they were believed to be witches.
New research has suggested that you might actually stand a chance of escaping a rampaging T. rex.