A deep sea research vessel has discovered a chain of underwater mountains that are teeming with life.
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have developed an intriguing new sensory illusion.
Richard Branson's fledgling space tourism firm could be heading in to space for the first time very soon.
A British filmmaker is hoping to solve the mysterious disappearance of Father Maurus Deegan in 2005.
The caged lion cub was found abandoned in the middle of a field to the north of the city of Utrecht.
The iconic space telescope has now lost so many of its gyroscopes that it may never fully recover.
A 10-year-old school pupil recently called the emergency services after getting stuck on a math problem.
A rock used to prop open a door for more than 30 years has been identified as a rare type of meteorite.
A recently uploaded viral video showcases a robotic Rubik's Cube that can operate entirely autonomously.
Astronomers have found what is thought to be the first confirmed moon in orbit around an extrasolar world.
The ambitious new vehicle will be twice the size of the lunar landers used during the Apollo missions.
Scientists are using a gene editing technique to make the humble groundcherry a more viable fruit crop.
An infamous waterfall in Minnesota is believed by some to lead all the way down to the depths of Hell itself.
It turns out that the devastating bombing raids of World War II damaged more than just targets on the ground.
A new study has cast doubt on the practice of releasing cats in to cities to help curb rat populations.
Esieh Lake in northern Alaska is releasing so much trapped methane that you can literally set the air ablaze.
The unusually-shaped space rock made headlines back in 2015 when it passed the Earth on October 31st.
A kayaker in New Zealand got the shock of his life when a seal suddenly 'attacked' him in a very unexpected way.
Archaeologists have discovered what could be the first hard evidence of the Israelite Exodus from Egypt.
In 1951, an encounter with a strange object near Seoul inflicted an entire company with radiation sickness.