Astronomers worldwide have criticized the decision to launch a large reflective disco ball in to orbit.
A prehistoric jawbone unearthed in Israel's Misliya Cave is believed to date back up to 200,000 years.
A new experiment has revealed that mosquitoes are able to remember when a person tries to swat them.
The possibility of nuclear war has pushed the Doomsday Clock one more step closer to midnight.
A lack of carbon monoxide on a methane-rich world could indicate the presence of extraterrestrial life.
Twelve camels have been disqualified from a contest in Saudi Arabia after being given Botox injections.
The mystery of what happened to the three men who escaped Alcatraz in 1962 may have finally been solved.
One of the last two untranslated Dead Sea Scrolls has finally been pieced together by archaeologists.
One Egyptologist has put forward the idea that Nefertiti was not quite as powerful as history suggests.
An experienced hunter from Russia has died in a freak accident involving one of his own hunting dogs.
An acoustic tractor beam could make it possible to levitate large objects within the not-too-distant future.
Scientists may have finally determined what caused vast numbers of saiga antelopes to die back in 2015.
Many of today's major buildings were constructed using a material that is filled with tiny prehistoric fossils.
The 'Tolkienesque' landscape is made up of 26 underwater volcanoes buried beneath seabed sediment.
Scientists have finally solved the mystery of the relationship between two 4,000-year-old mummies.
Just like the oceans here on Earth, Titan's hydrocarbon seas and lakes lie at an average elevation.
An acrylic painting purchased from an antique store has earned itself something of a haunted reputation.
The Kilopower project has developed a type of miniature nuclear fission reactor for use on other worlds.
A new lifesaving drone has already proven its worth after rescuing two swimmers off the coast of Australia.
British tax authorities have released a list of some of the most ridiculous reasons for late tax returns.