The possibility of nuclear war has pushed the Doomsday Clock one more step closer to midnight.
Many of today's major buildings were constructed using a material that is filled with tiny prehistoric fossils.
The notoriously hot and dry Sahara was left coated in a layer of snow following a winter storm on Sunday.
Upon first being diagnosed with motor neurone disease at 21, Hawking was given a mere 2 years to live.
Code-named Zuma, the secretive satellite was launched in to orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday night.
The incredibly well-preserved fossil eggs were found by accident during excavations on Christmas Day.
NASA is considering a mission to Saturn's moon Titan that would use a drone to scout across large areas.
Police are appealing for information after a pensioner inexplicably burst in to flames in broad daylight.
The remains of an enormous prehistoric penguin have been found on a beach to the south of Christchurch.
The space agency will be making an announcement on Thursday about its latest groundbreaking discovery.
Belgian artist Mikes Poppe chained himself to the marble to highlight the 'inescapable burden of history'.
The new galaxies date back 13 billion years to a time shortly after the formation of the universe.
The arms of women who lived 7,000 years ago were stronger than those of today's elite Olympic rowers.
Nicknamed Pearl, the reptile was seen swimming around in the Adelaide River near Darwin on Sunday.
Astrophysicist David Morrison has been repeatedly explaining to people that Nibiru doesn't exist for years.
A time-lapse camera captured the moment an intense fireball streaked across the sky over Lapland.
Astronomers are hoping to one day establish contact with an advanced extraterrestrial civilization.
The remarkable species, which once roamed what is now China, had a bite comparable to that of a bear.
The ride-hailing giant is reportedly working with NASA to develop a traffic signal system for flying cars.
Built on an island in the middle of the Pacific, this mysterious ancient city remains a modern-day enigma.