This bizarre insect sports a bright red body and four hairy tentacles that protrude from its back.
The world-famous physicist hopes that his doctorate will encourage people to 'look up at the stars'.
Diver John Craig had been spear fishing off the coast of Western Australia when the incident occurred.
Palaeontologists have unearthed the skeleton of a meat-eating dinosaur dating back over 76 million years.
NASA scientists have revealed the existence of an invisible magnetic tail trailing behind the Red Planet.
The surprising find has the potential to completely rewrite everything we know of early human history.
An intriguing optical illusion has been leaving social media users scratching their heads this week.
The search giant has developed an artificial intelligence capable of learning without human intervention.
NASA has revealed the discovery of methane and other chemicals in the gas giant's upper atmosphere.
Built on an ancient burial ground, Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire has a reputation for being haunted.
Congressional candidate Bettina Rodriguez Aguilera recalls having alien abduction experiences as a child.
Scientists have linked the brain size of cetaceans to the 'human-like' nature of their social behaviors.
Thousands of people watched online as the popular confectionery was launched in to the heavens on Friday.
A couple plagued by mysterious letters from the 'Watcher' have been struggling to sell their home.
A clip of the high-pitched sound that US diplomats have been hearing in Cuba has been uploaded online.
Astronomers have revealed that they will be sharing a major new discovery with the world on October 16.
Photographs of a 'macho' marsupial standing in a creek in Western Australia have gone viral online.
A hole in the ice larger than the Netherlands has been described by scientists as 'quite remarkable'.
Nobel Prize winner Rainer Weiss and his colleagues have hinted at an upcoming 'exciting announcement'.
Footage uploaded on to Twitter today shows what looks like a crocodile in the waters of Chelsea Harbor.