Dozens of people reported a huge, slow-moving object passing over their homes on Tuesday night.
A genome study has pinpointed when mankind's most recent common male ancestor would have lived.
Richard Bootman got the shock of his life when he opened his packet of Steak and Onion potato chips.
Robotic grapples will be used to place a boulder from a large asteroid in to orbit around the moon.
The enormous four-storey high structure has been designed to protect the coast against tsunamis.
A relic containing the blood of a 3rd century saint appeared to liquify after the Pope kissed it.
Found in the Ecuadorian Andes, the unique species is able to perfectly blend in with almost anything.
Built near the end of World War II, the hideout was intended to act as a refuge for escaping Nazis.
Scientists have proposed a rather unorthodox way of prospecting for gold and other valuable metals.
A new species of lizard that grew to the size of a car has been identified from fossils in Portugal.
Cern's atom smasher is about to resume operations in an attempt to detect miniature black holes.
The English monarch's remains were discovered beneath a car park after being lost for over 500 years.
The aerospace giant has been granted a patent for a way to shield against explosion shockwaves.
A new experimental aircraft has been designed to demonstrate the viability of battery-powered planes.
The search for extraterrestrial life could be helped along by seeking out cosmic science experiments.
NASA has revealed that the rover has found further evidence of organic molecules on the Red Planet.
Dashcam footage showing a bright white and blue flash over the city of Stavropol has gone viral.
Li Yanzhi succeeded in memorizing an entire English-Chinese dictionary containing 220,000 words.
A solar eclipse provided a breathtaking spectacle this morning despite predominantly cloudy weather.
A ferocious crocodile that walked on two legs proved a fearsome predator before the age of the dinosaurs.