The search giant has developed an artificial intelligence capable of learning without human intervention.
The enormous supervolcano in Yellowstone National Park could erupt with only a few years' warning.
A long-standing mystery concerning the whereabouts of the universe's missing matter has been solved.
A mysterious building discovered at a former RAF base has turned out to be an anti-aircraft gun position.
Special software is being used to solve the mystery of who betrayed Anne Frank's family to the Nazis.
A new US study has revealed that cow flatulence is responsible for a recent rise in atmospheric methane.
A doctored image of Yoda at the United Nations has somehow ended up in a history textbook.
Former Soviet military officer Stanislav Petrov made a decision in 1983 that may have saved the world.
Declassified CIA documents have indicated that Hitler may not have committed suicide in his bunker.
The crew of the HL Hunley, one of the world's first combat submarines, inexplicably died at their posts.
Scientists have identified an extinct species of mini-dolphin that lived over 30 million years ago.
A 'vortex' of cold air over the Karakoram mountain range has been causing glaciers to continue growing.
Scientists have warned that extreme weather events could prove devastating by the end of the century.
Back in 1964, the Gulf of Tonkin incident resulted in a renewed commitment to war with Vietnam.
Forensic linguists have 'almost certainly' determined who really wrote the famous Civil War-era letter.
General Paul Selva has spoken out about the dangers of creating fully autonomous weapon systems.
In an interview on his 75th birthday, Professor Stephen Hawking warned of the dangers of global warming.
Peter Thiel has reportedly contributed $100,000 towards efforts to resurrect the woolly mammoth.
A Star Wars enthusiast from the UK has made a tidy profit by rebuilding the droid from spare parts.
The idea that the cosmos may be self-aware has intrigued scientists and philosophers for centuries.