Scientists have revealed that Mars was much wetter and therefore more habitable than previously thought.
This newly described species of penguin is thought to have walked the Earth over 60 million years ago.
It is now thought that the vessel had been on fire even before it left on its fateful maiden voyage.
A mysterious metallic sound recorded by researchers could actually be a never-before-heard whale call.
The discovery was made by fossil hunter Jamie Hiscocks who found the specimen on a beach near London.
The man thought to be responsible for bringing the virus to North America was actually totally innocent.
A strange aluminium object unearthed in Romania in 1973 is thought to date back up to 250,000 years.
Miners were ecstatic when they came across the stone which is thought to be worth around $170 million.
There are believed to be ten times as many galaxies in the universe than previous studies had suggested.
It now appears as though Mars would have been able to support life for longer than is generally believed.
The European Space Agency has unveiled a map of our galaxy charting the positions of 1.1 billion stars.
These carnivorous ocean-dwellers are now thought to be the longest-lived vertebrates on the planet.
A witness has captured footage of what is thought to be a rare case of ball lightning on his smartphone.
Ducks and other birds may possess far greater cognitive abilities than anyone had ever realized.
New research has revealed that the universe is expanding up to 9% faster than previously believed.
The dagger buried alongside the young pharaoh appears to have been more valuable than previously thought.
Divers have discovered an ancient, minivan-sized sea sponge in an ocean ridge off the coast of Hawaii.
Brad Sapp thought he was going mad when he started hearing a voice in the early hours of the morning.
New evidence has pushed the arrival of the first humans in the Americas back more than 1,500 years.
Roquel Bain was struck by a train while seeking a creature that is said to lure people on to the tracks.