Astronomers have picked up the gravitational waves produced by the merging of two distant black holes.
When it is completed, the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) will offer unprecedented views of the cosmos.
An extremely rare fossil belonging to an ancient predatory dinosaur has been found in a mine in Morocco.
An unknown individual in Virginia has been abducting pet cats and then returning them partially shaved.
Richard Branson's fledgling space tourism firm is aiming to begin flying tourists in to space next year.
The dangerous nature of the maneuver has resulted in NASA temporarily losing contact with the spacecraft.
Hundreds of people have been flocking to Argentina to witness what some are calling a modern miracle.
For a new experiment, Harvard researchers are planning to spray aerosols in to the Earth's stratosphere.
NASA's long-lived Cassini spacecraft will soon begin its first in a series of final orbits around Saturn.
Geologists have revealed the cataclysmic flooding that once separated the UK from the rest of Europe.
31-year-old Zheng Jiajia decided to marry one of his inventions after failing to find a human partner.
Former marine Richard Browning has created a working Iron Man suit out of six miniature jet engines.
A major shakeup of the dinosaur family tree has suggested that they may have originated in the UK.
The celebrated physicist has described journeying in to outer space as his 'ultimate ambition'.
A new study has revealed that the indigenous Tsimane people have very low levels of vascular aging.
A skull belonging to what is thought to be an extinct species of giant polar bear has been discovered.
Engineers have fitted CERN's record-breaking particle accelerator with its first major upgrade.
The world's first ever floating city could soon begin construction off the French Polynesian coast.
A prehistoric species of shrimp in Australia has been emerging from the ground recently due to heavy rain.
The private space firm is planning to begin launching satellites again following last year's explosion.