NASA's Curiosity rover has found evidence of liquid water forming near to the planet's surface.
An extinction event known as the 'Great Dying' wiped out most of the life on Earth 251 million years ago.
After a journey of more than three billion miles the probe is expected to reach its destination in July.
A new report has urged the United Nations to ban 'killer robots' before countries start to develop them.
Palaeontologists have successfully unearthed the most complete skeleton of a terror bird ever found.
Geoarcheologist Arye Shimron and filmmaker Simha Jacobovici believe they have found the tomb of Jesus.
Several new studies appear to support the idea that the moon formed after a collision between two worlds.
Computer scientist Valery Spiridonov is set to become the first man in history to undergo the procedure.
Having been relegated to a subgenus of Apatosaurus, the iconic Brontosaurus is now making a comeback.
Gen Nakatani responded to questions about the UFO phenomena during a meeting last week.
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.
Lorraine Cobourn developed the curious phobia after being hit by a yellow taxi and breaking her hip.
Authorities have been appealing for assistance after the man walked in to the Polish Embassy in London.
First picked up in 2001, these so-called 'fast radio bursts' are continuing to perplex scientists.
A farmer in Ireland has decided to replace his dog with a more contemporary solution to herding sheep.
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 ?
Several workers started to scream hysterically in a bizarre spate of incidents at a factory in Swaziland.