Palaeontologists have discovered what is thought to be the earliest known ancestor of the modern-day gibbon.
Archaeologists have discovered 13 ancient Egyptian coffins that have remained untouched since antiquity.
A bizarre report from Zimbabwe claims that two cops discovered 'goblins' while searching a suitcase.
Wildlife researchers discovered three huge turtles - which belong to a new species - near Gainesville.
This remarkable new image really does show a galaxy far, far away - 500 million light years away to be exact.
Fire is one of mankind's most fundamental technological discoveries - but just how long ago did we discover it ?
Palaeontologists have discovered one large prehistoric fossil reptile inside the belly of another, larger predator.
Researchers in Indonesia have discovered a new species of giant isopod - a bug-like creature the size of a small dog.
Residents of the Swiss town of Olten were perplexed to discover cocoa powder falling like snow from the sky.
Jade Dodd was stunned to discover that the photo on her new driving license showed nothing but an empty chair.
By identifying the chemical signal that triggers swarms to form, it may be possible to stop swarming entirely.
Scientists have identified what is believed to be the first example of methane leaking from the sea floor.
Workers in Brazil couldn't believe their eyes when they discovered a familiar figure inside a piece of wood.
A man from Plymouth, England has filmed a peculiar area of flattened trees in the middle of a Devon wood.
Astronomers have discovered a number of peculiar ring-shaped 'islands' unlike anything ever seen before.
Scientists have photographed a very peculiar life form in a region referred to as the 'Forest of the Weird'.
Scientists have discovered a number of exotic new life forms in the deepest depths of the Pacific Ocean.
Scientists have discovered a pint-sized dinosaur that was so small you could literally hold it in your hand.
Palaeontologists have discovered the fossil remains of a 70 million-year-old carnivorous fish in Patagonia.
Palaeontologists have discovered a prehistoric species of crocodile that walked on two legs instead of four.