Researchers were surprised to discover that a fish nick-named 'Mary' had been carrying fertilized eggs.
Residents of the Kemerovo region of Siberia have been uploading images and videos of the phenomenon.
NASA is planning to launch a new near-infrared space observatory that will collect data on 300 million galaxies.
The Dutch firm, which aimed to begin founding a human colony on Mars by 2025, has inevitably gone bust.
A Japanese spider crab was caught on film at SeaWorld San Diego shedding its shell like a suit of armor.
19-year-old bioengineering student David Aguilar has used Lego to build his own robotic prosthetics.
A new study by a team of scientists in China has revealed that our galaxy is actually buckled at the edges.
Engineers at Columbia University have built a robot capable of learning its own functionality from scratch.
One of the most intriguing samples retrieved by the Apollo 14 astronauts appears to be terrestrial in origin.
The eerie phenomenon, which can occur during hot, humid weather, is an arachnophobe's worst nightmare.
Astronomers have picked up a very unusual repeating signal from a distant galaxy and nobody knows what it is.
Promising trials in mice have opened up the possibility of improving health and extending life in humans.
Scientists have discovered a way to reduce 3D objects to a mere one thousandth of their original size.
Sir Richard Branson's dream of sending tourists up in to space is now one step closer to becoming a reality.
Wildlife authorities are trying to explain how monk seals are managing to get eels jammed up inside their nostrils.
The 180 million-year-old specimen was originally discovered at Holzmaden quarry in Germany.
The man who allegedly reverse-engineered UFOs is the subject of a new documentary about his time at Area 51.
A geoengineering technique known as stratospheric aerosol injection could reverse global warming.
The futuristic X-59 will be able to travel at supersonic speeds without producing a deafening sonic boom.
It may soon be possible to do away with the remote altogether and change channels using only your mind.