New evidence suggests that indigo dyes were first used 1,800 years earlier than previously believed.
Two witnesses described seeing a large circular craft flying above a Scottish beach on Friday morning.
The European Space Agency has unveiled a map of our galaxy charting the positions of 1.1 billion stars.
Meteorologists working at a polar weather station have been trapped for weeks by a pack of polar bears.
Scientists have found a way for two men to reproduce without the need for any female egg at all.
For the first time, a conversation between two dolphins has been recorded using a special microphone.
The $1 billion space probe is set to collect samples from an asteroid and return them to the Earth.
Scientists are set to embark on an ambitious mission to find out what is living beneath the ocean floor.
These mysterious circular, grass-ringed patches are still leaving scientists scratching their heads.
Authorities have called for an investigation after the Daldykan river turned a peculiar shade of red.
A mysterious figure has been captured on camera moving around at night outside a gas station in Peru.
NASA's InSight Mars lander mission will now be launching in Spring 2018 following an unexpected delay.
A near-complete ichthyosaur fossil found in Scotland is finally getting the attention it deserves.
The Rosetta spacecraft has finally managed to locate its companion probe on the surface of comet 67P.
Our brains may actually perceive only a fraction of reality to help ensure the survival of our species.
Wildlife conservation authorities have downranked the giant panda's endangered status to 'vulnerable'.
NASA's mysterious electromagnetic propulsion engine has managed to pass a rigorous peer review process.
A mysterious snakeskin found in Maine recently has turned out to be from a very large snake indeed.
Contortionist Gerkary Bracho's monstrous four-inch tongue has gained quite a following on social media.
The swirling storms at the gas giant's poles have been captured on camera in unprecedented detail.