Pope Francis has declared that Fulton J Sheen, who died in 1979, is responsible for saving a baby's life.
The UK's Jodrell Bank Observatory has been formally recognized as a Unesco World Heritage Site.
For years, scientists have clashed over whether or not plants possess a form of conscious awareness.
A recent period of drought has exposed 3,400-year-old ruins in the Mosul Dam reservoir in northern Iraq.
A man in India who was thought to have died following an accident turned out to be very much alive.
For the first time, someone has managed to snap an image of the enigmatic mini-shuttle in Earth's orbit.
The ancient sculpture of King Tutankhamun went up for auction this week despite concerns over its legality.
Satellite images have revealed the existence of a lake of molten rock on the British island of Mount Michael.
The Pentagon has developed a device capable of identifying someone from their cardiac signature.
One Bali resident got the fright of his life when he discovered this strange critter on the ceiling of his home.
Scientists are attempting to prove the existence of parallel universes by firing neutrons at a solid wall.
Modern forensic techniques have been applied to an ancient fractured skull found in a cave in Romania.
New research involving participants from 35 countries has highlighted the surprising prevalence of NDEs.
Palaeontologists have unearthed the fossil remains of a gargantuan condor 12 kilometers south of San Pedro.
Opera singing veterinarian Alfonso Camassa has come up with a rather unique approach to treating animals.
The annual event celebrates the UFO phenomenon and invites the general public to keep watching the skies.
Footage has emerged this week of an alleged 'poltergeist' causing havoc in a historic pub in England.
Some wasp nests in the southeastern state are so big that even pest control experts won't go near them.
Researchers want to ascertain the public's views on how humanity should respond to first contact with aliens.
Harrowing footage shows the moment a tiger comes bolting out of the jungle after a speeding motorcycle.