A catastrophic rise in temperature wiped out the vast majority of life on Earth 250 million years ago.
$19.5 billion has been authorized to support a renewed commitment to NASA's manned space program.
New research has revealed that spiders eat twice as much animal prey as humans do each year.
The groundbreaking find pushes back the evolution of complex life forms by another 400 million years.
A new experiment will aim to freeze gas atoms down to a billionth of a degree above absolute zero.
This newly described species of penguin is thought to have walked the Earth over 60 million years ago.
The South American country has declared a state of emergency following a mass influx of the insects.
Discovered in northwestern Montana, this ancient lizard lived in the desert around 75 million years ago.
Paleontologists have revealed the discovery of a prehistoric otter that was around the size of a wolf.
The documents cover everything from UFO sightings to government-backed remote viewing experiments.
A budget of $188 million has been assigned to the new mission which will be launching within three years.
Curiosity has discovered minerals from over several million years of the Red Planet's geological history.
Japan-based Team HAKUTO is the latest contender hoping to scoop Google's $20 million Lunar X-Prize.
Several sets of footprints left by an ancient human ancestor have been found at the site of a new museum.
Scientists have discovered a superbug that has remained isolated underground for millions of years.
The unprecedented 99 million-year-old specimen contains preserved bones, soft tissues and feathers.
Miners were ecstatic when they came across the stone which is thought to be worth around $170 million.
Two Silicon Valley billionaires are funding efforts to prove whether or not we live in a simulation.
Scientists have discovered the world's oldest genetic information within 3.8 million-year-old eggshells.
Mark Zuckerberg and his wife have pledged $3 billion towards the ultimate goal of 'ending all illness'.