One of the largest icebergs in recorded history has broken away from the world's southernmost continent.
With bodies consisting almost entirely of legs, these undersea arthropods are truly bizarre creatures.
Boffins at the University of Washington have come up with a way to remove the need for charging entirely.
Scientists at the University of Alberta have managed to recreate a relative of the deadly smallpox virus.
NASA's Juno probe will soon be embarking on a long-awaited flyby of Jupiter's most prominent feature.
Sniffer dogs have detected possible human remains during an investigation on the island of Nikumaroro.
Archaeologists have discovered a mysterious tunnel underneath the ancient city's Pyramid of the Moon.
MIT scientist Earl Marmar believes that we could all be benefiting from nuclear fusion energy before too long.
Today marks 70 years since the recovery of a 'flying disc' at a ranch near Roswell, New Mexico.
New research has shown that the Martian soil is quite an inhospitable environment for microbial life.
A company in Edinburgh has developed a new type of car biofuel that is made from whisky residue.
A photograph pulled from the National Archives appears to show Earhart at a dock on the Marshall Islands.
Johanna Quaas might look frail, but behind her elderly exterior lies a remarkable physical skill.
The makers of Promobot maintain that their creation acted autonomously to prevent a nasty accident.
In an interview on his 75th birthday, Professor Stephen Hawking warned of the dangers of global warming.
It has been exactly two decades since NASA's Pathfinder mission touched down on the surface of Mars.
The remarkable longevity of Roman sea piers has proven something of a mystery to modern engineers.
Peter Thiel has reportedly contributed $100,000 towards efforts to resurrect the woolly mammoth.
Archaeologists have located the site of a gruesome structure that was built from hundreds of human skulls.
A recent bout of stormy weather in Russia caused portable toilets to start careening down the street.