A new census has revealed that the number of giant pandas living in the wild has risen by 17 percent.
The asteroid known as 2004 BL86 flew past the Earth this week at a distance of 1.2 million kilometers.
Scientists have been able to extract the DNA from two extinct behemoths that lived 45,000 years ago.
An expectant mother got the surprise of her life when her baby was born weighing a whopping 13lbs.
Paul Rosolie will don a special suit so that he can be eaten by an anaconda for an upcoming documentary.
Where once there were just 15 Espanola giant tortoises left there are now more than 1,000.
Astronomers have identified the first ever ice giant planet beyond our own solar system.
The extinct sthenurine kangaroo weighed a quarter of a ton and looked a bit like a giant bipedal rabbit.
The technology giant has announced that it has developed a miniature 100MW nuclear fusion reactor.
A bizarre aerial photo showing what looks like a huge crustacean has been circulating the Internet.
An attempt to 'run' from Florida to Bermuda in a plastic bubble didn't go quite according to plan.
A species of rat thought to be extinct has been rediscovered near the Incan city's ruins in Peru.
Graphics giant Nvidia has used its latest GPU to debunk several common Apollo hoax arguments.
Firefighters were called in to rescue two people after their home was invaded by giant hornets.
Fans of the popular Gundam franchise are to build a fully working scale replica within five years.
The unnamed man from Japan allegedly ties string to the insect and takes it out for regular walks.
Scientists have uncovered the fossil remains of an enormous penguin that was the size of an adult human.
Madcap boffin Colin Furze has unleashed the world's largest fart machine across the English Channel.
Scientists have identified what is believed to be the largest aquatic insect found anywhere in the world.
A giant laser has been used to simulate the pressures present within the cores of the gas giant planets.