Astronomers from around the world have been combining their efforts to seek out the new planet.
Scientists have come up with a new type of sieve that could bring clean drinking water to millions.
Geologists have revealed the cataclysmic flooding that once separated the UK from the rest of Europe.
31-year-old Zheng Jiajia decided to marry one of his inventions after failing to find a human partner.
The residents of Wharram Percy once burnt the bodies of the deceased to stop them turning in to zombies.
A man in China who lost his ear in an accident now has a new one thanks to a remarkable procedure.
The space firm achieved a major milestone last night by relaunching a previously used rocket booster.
A rare alabaster carving of Queen Tiye has been discovered along the west bank of the River Nile.
It may one day be possible for over-65s to visit a clinic every few years to receive a rejuvenation shot.
A catastrophic rise in temperature wiped out the vast majority of life on Earth 250 million years ago.
The unopened tomb was discovered by archaeologists during a Spanish archaeological mission in West Aswan.
A 23-year-old woman had to be escorted home by police after sleepwalking in to a local supermarket.
Footage of what appears to be an abnormally large chicken has gone viral after appearing on Twitter.
Back when the tallest trees were only a few feet high, huge towers of fungus grew in excess of 8 meters.
A mysterious 2,000-year-old tomb with a pyramid-like shape has been found beneath a construction site.
A skull belonging to what is thought to be an extinct species of giant polar bear has been discovered.
Scientists have discovered that dark matter played a much smaller role in galaxies in the early universe.
The US Air Force's mysterious space plane is on track to break the mission duration record of 674 days.
Tolima province residents were left terrified after a mysterious object crash-landed near their homes.
New research has suggested that humans may have been responsible for the formation of the Sahara.