It turns out that Pinocchio was wrong - your nose doesn't grow when you lie, it actually gets colder and shrinks.
Scientists behind the ExoMars mission have picked out a landing site where they hope to find evidence of alien life.
Scientists have used satellite data to map out the terrain hidden beneath the ice of the southernmost continent.
Astronomers have detected a black hole that is spinning so rapidly that it may be causing space itself to rotate.
69-year-old Emile Ratelband has taken his local authority to court in an effort to have his age legally changed to 49.
It turns out that the terrifying Tyrannosaurus rex was more than adept at turning quickly on the spot.
The eight-part series, which will star Laurence Fishburne, will re-enact the events of the famous UFO incident.
The haunting musical creation was algorithmically produced to celebrate 5,000 Martian sunrises.
The fossil remains of a prehistoric primate species weighing a mere 7.7 lbs have been unearthed in Kenya.
Scientists have converted a regular shop-bought mushroom in to a device that can produce electricity.
Found in the Amazon rainforest, this incredible arachnid looks like a strange cross between a dog and a spider.
The new orbital platform will be China's first permanently manned space station when it launches in 2022.
A new MIT study has proposed a way to not only attract alien astronomers, but also to communicate with them.
One of the space agency's recent 'picture of the day' posts reads 'flying saucer crash lands in Utah Desert'.
The origin of a flightless bird found only on a remote island in the Atlantic has puzzled scientists for years.
After spending years unravelling the mysteries of the dwarf planet Ceres, Dawn has finally run out of fuel.
Palaeontologists have unearthed the fossil remains of a herbivorous dinosaur dating back 110 million years.
Harvard astronomers have suggested that the first known interstellar visitor could be an alien probe.
Known as The Earth BioGenome Project (EBP), the international endeavour is expected to take ten years.
New research has suggested that chocolate may have originated outside of Mexico and Central America.