Cover-ups and foul play have been suggested as Russia's Phobos-Grunt probe crashes back to Earth.
The beer variant enjoyed by the ancient Sumerians may not have contained any alcohol at all.
Some of the oldest known popcorn ever found dating back to 6,000 years has been discovered in Peru.
Dung beetles dance atop a ball of poo to orientate themselves after a fight or hitting an obstacle.
Two UFO sightings within the space of a week have been reported over Essex and Chatham.
A species of fly has been named after the singer Beyonce due to its distinctive golden posterior.
A new documentary shows footage of the massacre of 30,000 bees at the hands of just 30 giant hornets.
A new species of tiny frog has been found by US researchers in the forests of Papua New Guinea.
A phone scheme that was originally set up as a joke has been attracting over 30 callers a day.
People from around the world have been competing by filming themselves watching paint dry.
A species of giant tortoise thought to have been extinct for 150 years could still be alive.
Footage taken over Italy that shows two objects moving in the sky has been doing the rounds this week.
A massive rat the size of a small dog has been photographed in a New York Foot Locker shoe shop.
A team of researchers has been able to turn developing ant larvae in to a new 'supersoldier' caste.
The stricken Russian Mars probe has been photographed in the sky by an amateur astronomer.
The long standing mystery of dying honey bee colonies may finally have a culprit: 'zombie' flies.
Peterborough police have been alerted numerous times over the years following sightings of ghosts.
Scientists have been able to retrieve sound from recordings made in Alexander Graham Bell's lab.
A mysterious incident in 1961 that inspired Alfred Hitchcock's famous film may have finally been solved.
A finger from the Pangboche hand said to be that of a Yeti has been DNA tested in London.