Frenchman Jean-Jacques Savin achieved the ambitious ocean crossing in his custom barrel-shaped capsule.
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.
An ancient cemetery containing at least two sarcophagi has been discovered southeast of the Giza Pyramids.
The long-lost unmarked grave of Merrick, who suffered from terrible deformities, has been found after 130 years.
A new study has suggested that an injury sustained from a fall may have left Leonardo da Vinci unable to paint.
Astrophysicists have detected the gravitational waves produced by a black hole colliding with a neutron star.
Juliearna Kavanagh and her partner Warren Lewis had been driving near Ward when the incident occurred.
The veteran Apollo astronaut has called on the US government to hasten its efforts to colonize Mars.
NASA is making preparations to study a large asteroid that is expected to pass within 19,000 miles of Earth.
A move to formalize the process of reporting UFOs will not result in details being released to the public.
A controversial viral video shows what one woman claims to be a ghost messing up her father's bed sheets.
A lock of hair thought to belong to Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci is set to undergo DNA testing.
NASA's former chief historian is concerned that more people will subscribe to the hoax theory as time goes on.
An Indian military mountaineering expedition team photographed the mystery footprints in the Himalayas.
Scientists have discovered a grain of dust left over from a stellar explosion that predated our solar system.
The whale, which was spotted off the coast of Norway, is thought to have escaped from a Russian military facility.
Scientists have discovered an ancient footprint in Chile that is thought to date back around 15,600 years.
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.