The earliest ever known color film footage has been rediscovered after more than 100 years.
A Great Dane called Zeus has entered the Guinness Book of Records as the tallest dog ever recorded.
A new high definition video has been released which shows the descent in unprecedented detail.
The first human being ever to set foot on another world, Neil Armstrong, has died aged 82.
Engineering company Aerofex is set to release its latest creation within as little as three years.
A new mission planned for 2016 will be the first to take a look at the deep interior of the Red Planet.
NASA's Curiosity rover is feeling the tug of Mars' gravity as it prepares to land on the Red Planet.
A cheetah at Cincinnati Zoo was timed running 100m in 5.95 seconds at an astonishing speed of 61mph.
Sightings of a disc-shaped object hovering over the Olympic stadium have been circulating the internet.
The European Space Agency's Lunar Lander mission will aim to land a robot on the surface in 2018.
A huge flame pit in the depths of Turkmenistan's Karakum Desert has been on fire for over four decades.
Known as Affetto, the eerily realistic robot has been created for use in various behavioral experiments.
A team of bioengineers have taken cells from a rat's heart and used them to create a 'Franken-jelly'.
Skywatchers are reporting strange unidentified flying objects that only show up using infrared.
Some whale sharks have developed the unique ability to suck fish straight out of the fishermen's nets.
A new budget device could provide millions of disabled people with a way to interact with computers.
A man in Japan has built a partner using virtual reality goggles and motion-tracking hardware.
Scientists in Tokyo have invented a robot that can never lose at a game of rock, paper, scissors.
A new National Geographic television series, 'Chasing UFOs', will explore the world's UFO hotspots.
Reporters from Japan went to China to investigate the alleged invention of ice cream that doesn't melt.