Space enthusiasts from the UK have succeeded in sending a shortcrust pie over 29 miles above the ground.
Geologists have been drilling a 5km borehole in to rocks measuring in excess of 500 degrees Celsius.
Two new studies have revealed that the dwarf planet Ceres is home to significant quantities of water ice.
The teeth of the largest shark in history may have influenced portrayals of a mythological sea monster.
A prominent NASA scientist has outlined just how vulnerable our planet is to threats from outer space.
Several sets of footprints left by an ancient human ancestor have been found at the site of a new museum.
A large hole in the King Baudoin ice shelf has challenged what we know of the East Antarctic ice sheet.
Astronomers have observed strong winds and changing cloud cover on an alien planet for the first time.
Scientists have put together a reconstruction of what the famous Scottish king would have looked like.
A bizarre science experiment has shown that you don't need to actually eat garlic in order to taste it.
Scientists at Princeton University have simulated what an English-speaking macaque would sound like.
The Netherlands-based firm has pushed back its ambitious plans by several years due to funding issues.
Moon Express is hoping to be able to send people on trips to the Moon within as little as ten years.
Extrasolar planets may not be the only place where it is possible to find signs of extraterrestrial life.
A groundbreaking new study suggests that scientists have underestimated the impact of climate change.
An enormous venomous snake has been managing to evade capture in an apartment complex in South Africa.
The privately-funded endeavour aims to revisit the lunar rover left behind by the Apollo 17 astronauts.
The Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) has returned a set of high-quality test photographs from the Red Planet.
It takes the average person only 0.25 seconds to tell that an android is not an actual human being.
It has long been considered something of an old wives' tale, but could there really be some truth to it ?