If you think self-isolating at home is bad, spare a thought for Cerro Gordo owner (and resident) Brent Underwood.
Back in 1998, Lyle Zapato launched a tongue-in-cheek campaign to save what he called the 'tree octopus'.
A recent science experiment has highlighted the unique potential of fungus as a viable construction material.
Scientists have identified one of the more unexpected ways in which the body changes while in space.
John Brayshaw was digging in his yard in Heckmondwike when he unearthed an entire 1950s Ford Popular 103E.
British archaeologists have discovered a treasure trove of shipwrecks, the oldest dating back over 2,000 years.
A relatively nearby extrasolar world discovered back in 2004 has since disappeared without a trace.
The unusual looking track was discovered at Shuswap Falls near Lumby, British Columbia earlier this month.
A gargantuan cave in the Canadian wilderness was only recently discovered because it had been filled with ice.
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic seems to have produced some rather unusual baby names.
Social media users were quick to spot a peculiar extra poking its head around a corner in the background.
For the first time in almost a decade, astronauts are preparing to launch into space from American soil.
You can now check out the 5,000-year-old interior of Queen Meresankh III's tomb and it's completely free.
Back in 1976, several reports of a large owl-like creature sparked a legend that continues to endure to this day.
British railway workers have discovered a previously hidden cave that was exposed following a landslip.
The Mars sample-return mission will be one of the most challenging interplanetary endeavours ever undertaken.
A bright fireball was spotted spiralling down from the heavens over the Cambridgeshire area earlier this week.
Scientists have discovered one of the most Earth-like extrasolar worlds ever seen and they almost missed it.
Peculiar footage recently recorded in India appears to show a monkey sitting on a rooftop flying a kite.
A bizarre new scheme has seen volunteers dress up as ghosts to scare people into staying inside their homes.