An expedition team has identified a previously unseen landmass that has been exposed by melting ice.
The discovery of a large feline print in the Blue Mountains has reignited speculation of a mystery big cat.
Renovation workers have uncovered a forgotten passageway in the UK's Houses of Parliament.
For the first time ever, researchers have identified an animal that does not need to breathe oxygen to survive.
A beachgoer in Cape Canaveral, Florida recently came across a rather disturbing object washed up on the sand.
For the first time ever, scientists have discovered evidence of molecular oxygen in a distant galaxy.
This distinctive disc-shaped cloud formation was recently photographed by a worker in the Cascade Mountains.
Palaeontologists have revealed the discovery of one of the most significant Neanderthal skeletons in a decade.
A new poll has revealed what Americans really think about UFOs, Area 51 and government cover-ups.
A new species of tyrannosaur that roamed the Earth 80 million years ago has been unearthed in Canada.
Astronomers have discovered the first known example of a fast radio burst that repeats in a steady cycle.
Scientists have identified a strange new type of virus with a genome that is almost entirely unknown to science.
Tommy Hortman couldn't believe his eyes when he returned to his vehicle to discover this creature inside.
A gargantuan funnel-web spider that is double the normal size for its species has been discovered in Australia.
A huge flock of several thousand birds swarmed around disconcerted shoppers outside a store in Texas recently.
Archaeologists have confirmed the discovery of over 40 skeletons in shallow graves at a building site in England.
Scientists have found a tortoise with strong genetic links to George who was thought to be the last of his kind.
A huge burial ground filled with mummies and shabti figurines has been discovered at a site south of Cairo.
The well-preserved fossil remains of a 330 million-year-old shark have been discovered in a cave in Kentucky.
A group of amateur stargazers has identified an entirely new form of aurora that looks a bit like sand dunes.