The Department of Survey is aiming to find out just how tall the world's tallest mountain actually is.
Scientists have determined that flamingos prefer to stand on one leg as it helps them conserve energy.
The infamous rocky outcrop was the last great challenge for mountaineers aiming to reach the summit.
The mysterious star has been puzzling astronomers for years due to its erratic, inexplicable behavior.
Dame Helen Mirren will be starring in a new movie about Sarah Winchester's mysterious Victorian mansion.
A new experimental project is aiming to generate electricity by harnessing the power of volcanoes.
A man named after one of the most infamous movie villains of all time works at a hospital in Tennessee.
Scientists have indicated that we may need to make some major dietary changes over the coming years.
Richard Branson's fledgling space tourism firm is aiming to begin flying tourists in to space next year.
A new study is aiming to identify some of the sailors who died during the ill-fated Arctic expedition.
Researchers have been working on a new way to identify the parts of the brain responsible for dreaming.
For a new experiment, Harvard researchers are planning to spray aerosols in to the Earth's stratosphere.
Houston's Market Square Tower has a rather unique swimming pool that only the brave dare venture in to.
A new study has finally determined the reason why our shoelaces keep coming undone all by themselves.
A prankster was charged this week after being filmed tucking in to pancakes at a busy intersection.
A catastrophic rise in temperature wiped out the vast majority of life on Earth 250 million years ago.
The space agency has been given a set of ambitious new goals which include a manned mission to Mars.
Mars may not be the most obvious place to look for rings, but that could soon be set to change.
Lawmakers in New Mexico are aiming to make it illegal for state-funded colleges to hunt for Bigfoot.
The earliest known filter-feeding pterosaur has been unearthed in northeast China's Liaoning province.