A large horned beast known as the 'Siberian unicorn' could be the origin of the modern unicorn legend.
Hibernating mammals like lemurs could play a role in helping mankind venture out on deep space missions.
A common genetic mutation has given many women the ability to see more colors than the rest of us.
Raw meat is notoriously difficult to chew, so how did our prehistoric ancestors manage to do it ?
Scientists have determined that chimpanzees descended from a common ancestor that predated humans.
The latest incarnation of the eerily human-like robot looks about ready to start taking over the world.
Far from being an invention of the modern world, atheism has actually been around for thousands of years.
The new vessel, which does not require a human crew, is designed to scour the ocean for enemy submarines.
A $100,000 prize is being offered to anyone who can successfully preserve a fully functional human brain.
It might not be immediately evident, but humans are actually the only animals on Earth with a chin.
New evidence suggests that Genyornis newtoni was wiped out because it was tasty and easy to catch.
A Google-powered artificial intelligence has become the first to beat a human champion at the game Go.
Scientists believe that the human brain can remember ten times as much information as previously thought.
The alleged success could mean that plans to perform a human head transplant in 2017 are still on track.
It is looking as though pensioner Joao Coelho de Souza could be the oldest human being that ever lived.
A prominent paleoanthropologist has suggested that we may eventually develop gills and live underwater.
Scientists have been creating human-animal hybrids to help meet the growing demand for donor organs.
Author Logan Streondj has calculated the point at which robots will outnumber Earth's human population.
The European Space Agency believes humans will be living on the lunar surface within the next 14 years.
Congress has insisted that NASA create a prototype deep space habitation module by no later than 2018.