A new study has found that the Romans may have used 'metamaterials' to dampen the effects of earthquakes.
Space experts from several agencies failed to stop an asteroid fragment from wiping out New York City last week.
The intriguing superstition, which dates back hundreds of years, was practiced across the UK until the 1900s.
The long-lost unmarked grave of Merrick, who suffered from terrible deformities, has been found after 130 years.
Astrophysicists have detected the gravitational waves produced by a black hole colliding with a neutron star.
A picturesque loch in the Scottish Highlands has been gradually disappearing and nobody is quite sure why.
The veteran Apollo astronaut has called on the US government to hasten its efforts to colonize Mars.
A visitor to Hawaii's Kilauea volcano got more than he bargained for after climbing over the safety railings.
NASA is making preparations to study a large asteroid that is expected to pass within 19,000 miles of Earth.
A baby carpet python with a very unusual feature was found recently near the town of Humpty Doo.
An Indian military mountaineering expedition team photographed the mystery footprints in the Himalayas.
The whale, which was spotted off the coast of Norway, is thought to have escaped from a Russian military facility.
The agency joined the image-sharing site this week with a photograph that has left users scratching their heads.
Motorists in Grand Haven, Michigan couldn't believe their luck this week as they scrambled to pick up the cash.
It turns out that there are many times more marine viruses in the world's oceans than previously thought.
A new study has highlighted the fact that there is still much we don't know about the expansion of the cosmos.
An intriguing new mind-reading device could prove invaluable for people who have lost the ability to speak.
Senior officials are putting together new guidelines to help pilots and other personnel report UFO sightings.
The automotive and technology firm has revealed its plans for self-driving vehicles and automated taxis.
Warren and her husband Ed had been the inspiration behind 'The Conjuring' and 'The Amityville Horror.'