Gen Nakatani responded to questions about the UFO phenomena during a meeting last week.
New research suggests that the human chin may have resulted from our ability to cook and soften food.
Arachnophobia could be an evolutionary response based on the danger that spiders posed to our ancestors.
CERN's newly upgraded atom smasher has now resumed operations after a two year hiatus.
A new video has appeared online which shows a mysterious object hovering over the UK city of Leeds.
Louis Jordan's family had feared the worst after he disappeared off the coast of South Carolina.
Lorraine Cobourn developed the curious phobia after being hit by a yellow taxi and breaking her hip.
Lake Baikal in Siberia has been home to a spate of peculiar sightings and strange tales in recent years.
A 1,000-year-old cure for an infected eyelash follicle has turned out to be effective against superbugs.
Could an alien civilization build a large spherical energy-harvesting structure around a distant star ?
Our distant ancestors came in a variety of different shapes and sizes, just like modern humans do today.
A subterranean complex covering an area of 5 million square feet has been unearthed in Nevsehir.
The gargantuan reptile was related to the Titanosaurs and roamed the Earth around 100 million years ago.
There could be two potentially habitable planets in a binary star system just 4.3 light years away.
A genome study has pinpointed when mankind's most recent common male ancestor would have lived.
A group of California researchers has found a way to enhance a person's ability to see in the dark.
The West Midlands Police have received 152 reports of unexplained phenomena over the last five years.
A relic containing the blood of a 3rd century saint appeared to liquify after the Pope kissed it.
Built near the end of World War II, the hideout was intended to act as a refuge for escaping Nazis.
The English monarch's remains were discovered beneath a car park after being lost for over 500 years.