Dubious footage of a gigantic disc-shaped object filmed in Malaysia has gone viral online this week.
An unmanned SpaceX rocket at Cape Canaveral has been destroyed in an explosion prior to launch.
Six scientists have been living in a dome for the last year in an effort to simulate a mission to Mars.
Scientists in Australia have identified a tiny marsupial lion which went extinct 18 million years ago.
Dozens of cats have been going missing under mysterious circumstances in the town of Frauenkirchen.
Vladimir Putin's new chief of staff Anton Vaino has come up with a very strange invention indeed.
A huge pearl weighing in excess of 34kg is set to be officially recognized as the largest of all time.
NASA's exploratory rover has recorded an impressive panoramic image from the surface of the Red Planet.
A mysterious deer-hide manuscript from Mexico has revealed a series of hidden storytelling images.
Palaeontologists have unearthed a particularly impressive T. rex at Montana's Hell Creek Formation.
Hindu monk Swami Sivananda has attributed his extreme longevity to a combination of yoga and celibacy.
The previously unidentified species would have thrived in sub-arctic marine waters 25 million years ago.
A recent deep-sea expedition off the coast of California has revealed a rather unusual looking creature.
A series of paranormal disturbances at a house in South Lanarkshire have been investigated by the police.
China is aiming to revolutionize space travel by developing an ambitious new plane/spacecraft hybrid.
A sudden and intense period of solar flare activity almost triggered a nuclear apocalypse back in 1967.
An excavation later this month will aim to solve the mystery of the Nazi gold train once and for all.
Archaeologists have been trying to decipher magic spells inscribed on small rolls of gold and silver.
One of Nicaragua's most active volcanoes is being fitted with sensors that are connected to the Internet.
Moon Express is set to become the first private company ever to land a spacecraft on the lunar surface.