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Julius Caesar had a 'crazy bulge' on his head
Jun 26, 2018A new 3D reconstruction of the Roman emperor has revealed that he had a rather unusually shaped head.
Koko the sign language gorilla dies aged 46
VIDEO Jun 22, 2018A gentle gorilla who famously mastered sign language and understood 2,000 words has sadly passed away.
Mystery ape discovered inside Chinese tomb
Jun 22, 2018The remains of an extinct species of ape have been found inside a 2,300-year-old burial chamber.
Raccoon climbs up skyscraper in Minnesota
VIDEO Jun 14, 2018The fearless mammal managed to climb up the vertical outer wall of the 25-storey UBS Tower in St Paul.
Lost tapes solve 40-year-old Moon mystery
Jun 10, 2018Tapes containing data recorded on the Moon back in the 1970s have helped to solve a long-running mystery.
Mystery 'ghost species' of chimp discovered
Jun 7, 2018Scientists have identified a previously unknown species of primate that lived around 400,000 years ago.
Terminator-like robot can now chase after you
VIDEO May 13, 2018Boston Dynamics' humanoid robot Atlas is now able to run and jump outside without being tethered to anything.
Can a medieval tapestry help find Planet Nine?
May 4, 2018Scientists have been looking to the past to help them determine the whereabouts of the elusive ninth planet.
Artist can draw entire cities from memory
VIDEO Apr 18, 2018Stephen Wiltshire, who was diagnosed with autism at the age of three, is one of the world's most skilled artists.
Hawaii 'lava dome' revealed in throwback image
Apr 8, 2018This remarkable dome of churning molten magma was photographed in Hawaii by the US Geological Survey.
Could there be life in the clouds of Venus ?
Apr 1, 2018A new paper has put forward the suggestion that the clouds of Venus could be a habitat for microbial life.
Giant yellow inflatable duck goes missing
Mar 18, 2018A swimming club in Australia has appealed for ships to keep a look out for its recently escaped mascot.
Alcatraz escapee sends a letter to the police
Jan 24, 2018The mystery of what happened to the three men who escaped Alcatraz in 1962 may have finally been solved.
Undersea 'Mordor' found off coast of Australia
Jan 20, 2018The 'Tolkienesque' landscape is made up of 26 underwater volcanoes buried beneath seabed sediment.
Papers found on Blackbeard's ship identified
Jan 16, 2018Archaeologists have found the answer to one of the Queen Anne's Revenge's most enduring mysteries.
Boeing unveils stingray-shaped military drone
Dec 31, 2017The state-of-the-art MQ-25 drone has been designed to provide the US Navy with refueling capabilities.
Skull-shaped asteroid to return in 2018
Dec 21, 2017The disconcertingly-shaped space rock was last seen hurtling past our planet back in October 2015.
Woman has eclipse burned on to her retinas
Dec 9, 2017One viewer of August's total solar eclipse ended up with eye damage in the exact shape of the Sun.
New orangutan species discovered in Sumatra
VIDEO Nov 2, 2017Scientists studying apes in northern Sumatra have identified a small population of an entirely new species.
Mystery call was received before JFK was shot
Oct 28, 2017A British newspaper received a strange phone call a mere 25 minutes before Kennedy's assassination.
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