New mathematical models lend credence to the idea that we live in a universe that is essentially flat.
A unique ecosystem discovered 1,000ft underground may increase the odds of finding life on other worlds.
A couple celebrating their wedding were shocked to find an unexpected extra in one of their pictures.
The space agency has reportedly produced a Star Trek style 'warp field' inside an experimental engine.
Fossil remains of a turkey-sized relative to the meat-eating behemoth were found by a 7-year-old boy.
The huge stone headpieces worn by the statues on Easter Island were probably placed using ramps.
Residents of New York City dialled the emergency services after seeing a UFO on Saturday night.
A woman who had been filming the eruption also recorded an object that had appeared in the sky nearby.
A chamber containing 11,200 cubic miles of molten rock has been found below Yellowstone National Park.
The space agency has formed a new coalition of scientists from a wide range of different fields.
A case is set to be brought to the New York State Supreme Court to argue that chimps are 'legal persons'.
Residents were left baffled after hearing a strange roaring sound over a wide area on Sunday night.
The state-of-the-art train managed a top speed of 603km/h on a test track near Mount Fuji this week.
Scientists have identified a huge void in space that measures over 1.8 billion light years across.
Bottles of the aged delicacy had been retrieved from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Baltic Sea.
Samantha Cristoforetti did her best Captain Janeway impression for an epic orbital selfie this week.
Annabel Beam's experience was accompanied by the inexplicable disappearance of all her health problems.
The Chilean government has concluded that an object witnessed over a copper mine was not man-made.
Scientists have been investigating human hibernation as a way to enable long-haul space trips.
In his spare time Shinjiro Kumagai dons a giant grasshopper outfit and helps hunt down drink-drivers.