According to scientists, Chimborazo in Ecuador is actually quite a bit taller than Mount Everest.
70-year-old Peter Lohr claims to have located five nuclear bombs inside a network of underground caverns.
The controversial surgical procedure is set to take place at a facility in China as early as next year.
Dean Karnazes has a rare genetic condition that enables him to run continuously for days at a time.
Moon Ribas can feel every earthquake on the planet through a special seismic sensor implanted in her arm.
Despite being comparable in size to Pluto and Eris, this enigmatic world has yet to even be given a name.
The iconic volcano used in the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy has had its eruption alert elevated.
A 1920s robot called Eric could soon be making a comeback thanks to the discovery of his original plans.
The incredible new haul has more than doubled the total number of known extrasolar worlds to over 3,200.
Egyptian authorities have stated that better technology will be needed to investigate the tomb further.
Having started out as little more than an Internet meme, Slender Man is now set to star in his own film.
A strange circular pocket of super-salty water has been discovered 3,300ft below the surface of the sea.
Known as Valkyrie, the NASA robot could help to set up a colony ahead of the first astronauts on Mars.
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.
Scientists have been using a diving robot to recover valuables from a famous 17th century shipwreck.
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.
A genetically perfect buffalo named Horizon is the most sought-after member of his species on the planet.