Scientists have discovered a giant aquifer of freshwater hidden deep beneath the North Atlantic.
A sword discovered 30 years ago in a cave has turned out to be a lot more significant than previously thought.
Given that shipworms are typically known to chew through wood, the find came as something of a surprise.
The new worlds are so much like our own that both are now on a list of the 19 planets most likely to support life.
Scientists have discovered that dogs have evolved eye muscles to help make them more appealing to humans.
Photographed by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the crater is unlike anything scientists have seen before.
Scientists have identified a large, anomalous mass embedded deep beneath the Moon's largest crater.
A type of pitcher plant that eats small salamanders has been identified by researchers in Ontario.
Medieval cannonballs used by the armies of Vlad the Impaler have been discovered in the town of Svishtov.
Researchers discovered the unidentified 200-year-old wreck during an equipment test earlier this month.
An intriguing pattern of circles has been filmed and photographed in a field near Warminster, Wiltshire.
The enigmatic dwarf planet has been throwing up no shortage of surprises over the last few years.
German police investigating three crossbow deaths have discovered two more bodies hundreds of miles away.
The shrivelled-up remains of a mysterious four-legged creature were found recently on a property in Titusville.
Scientists have discovered one of the oldest trees on Earth in North Carolina's Black River swampland.
An ancient cemetery containing at least two sarcophagi has been discovered southeast of the Giza Pyramids.
The unexpected find represents the first ever evidence of Denisovans outside of Denisova Cave in Siberia.
An Indian military mountaineering expedition team photographed the mystery footprints in the Himalayas.
Scientists have discovered a grain of dust left over from a stellar explosion that predated our solar system.
Scientists have discovered an ancient footprint in Chile that is thought to date back around 15,600 years.