For the first time ever a species of bacteria has been found that can break down common plastics.
A newly discovered species of spider in Australia spends most of its time hunting in freshwater streams.
The Caped Crusader, a.k.a Jose Escalona-Martinez, was picked up by the police for allegedly stealing $50.
For the first time scientists have been able to analyze the atmosphere of a 'super-Earth' exoplanet.
A new study has revealed that regrown rainforests absorb up to 11 times more carbon than old forests.
The secret behind the carnivorous plant's success is its ability to count how many times it is touched.
Scientists have put forward a new model in support of the idea that time can run in both directions.
Scientists believe that the human brain can remember ten times as much information as previously thought.
Popular fairy stories such as 'Beauty and the Beast' could actually be thousands of years old.
Recent rumors suggest that gravitational waves may have been directly detected for the first time.
British astronaut Tim Peake dialed up an unsuspecting pensioner and said, 'hello, is this planet Earth ?'
A man in Nashville, Tennessee drove his car in to a building while trying to enter a 'time portal'.
Elon Musk's private space firm has managed to pull off a vertical rocket landing for the first time.
New research has revealed that black holes can grow up to 50 billion times the mass of our sun.
Festive revelers will be treated to a full moon this Christmas for the first time in almost four decades.
The Soyuz spacecraft has successfully arrived at the station following a tense manual docking maneuver.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is concerned that another world war could ruin efforts to send humans to Mars.
The new platform is able to solve problems 100 million times faster than a conventional desktop PC.
There have been more sightings of the fabled monster this year than at any time over the last decade.
The humble cockroach is able to bite something with a force 50 times greater than its own body weight.