Our planet may be at higher risk from a large comet impact than from a conventional rocky asteroid.
Scientists have discovered the region of the brain responsible for determining human intelligence.
Elon Musk's private space firm has managed to pull off a vertical rocket landing for the first time.
New findings have suggested that King Tutankhamun's half-sister may have suckled him when he was a baby.
A novel new method of power generation is being tested out at a power station in the French Alps.
Following on from Halloween's close encounter, another seasonal asteroid will soon be paying us a visit.
One man has found a way to build the Star Wars weapon using a very cleverly disguised flamethrower.
The US Air Force is planning to equip its planes with high-tech laser weapons within only five years.
A potentially habitable terrestrial planet has been discovered in the relatively nearby Wolf 1061 system.
Researchers have identified what could be two new large planets in the outer reaches of our solar system.
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a Roman vessel carrying thousands of jars of seasoning.
Anthropologist Jeff Meldrum and his team have put together a life-size skeletal model of a Sasquatch.
Scientists have finally determined what the dwarf planet's mysterious bright spots actually are.
UFO hacker Gary McKinnon has revealed details of what he allegedly found in NASA's computer systems.
The British astronaut will run the entire 42 kilometers while aboard the International Space Station.
It may soon be possible to tinker with our children's genes - but should we really be playing God?
An American entrepreneur has come up with a new way of giving people a boost first thing in the morning.
Researchers have revealed that snakes lost their limbs when they began living and hunting in burrows.
The man who successfully hijacked an airliner in 1971 might have been a missing grocery store manager.
Blue Origin has beaten SpaceX in the race to build a rocket that can launch and then return to the Earth.