An 'impossibly rare' violet diamond has been found within the depths of Australia’s remote Argyle mine.
Astronomers have identified three new terrestrial worlds around a relatively close 'ultracool' star.
Archaeologists have deciphered a 2,000-year-old tablet inscribed with the rules of a horse racing event.
Dr Aubrey de Grey maintains that the first person to live for hundreds of years has already been born.
The search giant appears to be working on a device that can be injected directly in to your eyeballs.
A full-size replica of the biblical vessel will be paying a visit to the Olympic Games later this year.
Scientists have been exploring ambitious new ways to effectively cool, rather than to warm up the planet.
Elon Musk's private space firm is aiming to land a spacecraft on the Red Planet within just two years.
Researchers have succeeded in enhancing the images taken of the ill-fated probe's final resting place.
Stephen Hawking's theory of energy being emitted by a black hole may finally earn him a Nobel Prize.
British astronaut Tim Peake has succeeded in running the London marathon while aboard the space station.
Blue Cross volunteer Peter Edge was shocked to discover the enormous serpent in a shop bathroom.
A sheepdog by the name of Maggie sadly passed away earlier this month after living for three decades.
Astronomers have discovered what they believe is a potentially Earth-like world in a nearby solar system.
The fossil organ was discovered inside the remains of a fish specimen dating back 119 million years.
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has picked up particles of dust originating from outside our solar system.
Researchers have unveiled a fascinating new robot that has been designed to look like a human woman.
72-year-old Ann Rodgers was forced to drink pond water to stay alive after becoming lost in Arizona.
Researchers have recorded footage of thousands of small crabs moving en masse off the coast of Panama.
An ambitious new project is aiming to make interstellar travel a reality within just three decades.