NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has outlined the space agency's plans for getting humans to Mars.
A robot from South Korea has scooped the $2 million prize for an impressive win across eight tasks.
Conspiracy theorists have claimed that a huge comet will wipe out mankind at the end of September.
Scientists have found what is causing billions of gallons of water to drain out within a matter of hours.
Rumors have suggested that the viral phenomenon may be a marketing stunt for an upcoming movie.
The smaller moons of Pluto are now believed to wobble about unpredictably as they orbit the dwarf planet.
New research has emphasized the remarkable persistence of life even in the cold vacuum of space.
New computer software is promising to make it possible to translate the meaning behind dog barks.
Anthropologists have unearthed the fossil remains of a human ancestor dating back 3.2 million years.
Researchers at MIT have developed a robotic cheetah capable of leaping effortlessly over objects.
The space agency has outlined its upcoming mission to determine if Jupiter's icy moon is habitable.
Almost all the water on the planet was, at one point, consumed and then peed out by a dinosaur.
A new experiment is set to test the effectiveness of remote viewing and precognitive dreaming.
A strange new viral phenomenon has left social media buzzing with attempts to summon a Mexican spirit.
A sophisticated new laser defence system could soon be making its way on to drones and fighter jets.
Gao Bingguo set a new world record by engulfing his body in a swarm of bees weighing more than 109kg.
Biological and technological upgrades could eventually turn us in to a race of cybernetic immortals.
The CIA has pulled the plug on a project designed to investigate climate-related security threats.
An impressive optical phenomenon created something of a social media frenzy in Mexico City this week.
18-year-old Adrianne Lewis has a tongue that's so long she can use it to lick her own eyeballs.