Stories of frogs, fish and other creatures falling from the sky like rain have been told for centuries.
Being stung can be painful at the best of times but some areas can hurt a lot more than others.
Researchers have succeeded in directly translating a specific word from a dolphin for the first time.
In the event of an eruption the volcano could spew out 2,000 times the debris of Mount Saint Helen's.
Scientists have discovered a double-impact site in Sweden thought to be the result of a binary asteroid.
A huge swarm of Africanized honey bees attacked an elderly woman and two firefighters in California.
For the first time a brain scan has revealed what happens when someone is undertaking an 'astral trip'.
For the first time in almost 90 years there have been no new sightings of the legendary lake monster.
The weather conditions found on a brown dwarf 6.5 light years away have been mapped for the first time.
For the first time ever, researchers have caught on video the process responsible for memory formation.
Samoa's national bird, the Manumea, has finally been spotted for the first time in over ten years.
Scientists have been able to determine the advantages of the distinctive formation for the first time.
Chinese researchers have managed to observe and film natural ball lightning for the first time.
In terms of physical prowess, dolphins are able to put even the strongest human athletes to shame.
The pharaoh is believed to have enjoyed the longest rule of his time more than 3,600 years ago.
Scientists have been using social media in an effort to look for time travelers from the future.
A 50ft version of the traditional bath toy met an untimely end under mysterious circumstances.
Researchers have developed an ultra-strong robotic muscle that can throw objects 50 times its own weight.
The mission represents the first time any spacecraft has soft landed on the moon in over 37 years.
Abnormal weather across the Middle-East has seen snow in some regions for the first time in decades.