Richard Branson's flagship commercial space company is set to start flights in December 2013.
How far can our imagination take us when it comes to envisaging extraterrestrial life forms ?
British researchers believe that Stonehenge was originally built as a monument to peace and unity.
50 skeletons belonging to the extinct giant wombat species diprotodon have been found in Queensland.
A man in China has been jailed after he drove off with a policeman clinging to the front of his car.
Affordable space tourism grows ever closer as rocket-powered test flights get the green light.
A systems engineer has developed plans to build an actual 'working' version of the USS Enterprise.
Doctors are to trial a new technique for treating heart failure that involves electrical stimulation.
Ancient papyrus fragments belonging to the book have been found in Australia's Queensland Museum.
Scientists in Europe are attempting to determine which trees will thrive during predicted climate change.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has discovered the five F-1 engines that launched Apollo 11 in to space.
Autistic man who speaks only a handful of words has perfect pitch and a singing voice to match.
If we were to build the Great Pyramid today, how much would it cost to do so based on the original plan ?
A controversial new theory suggests that life might have actually developed in freshwater ponds.
A Canadian man has spent the last 15 years digging out his basement using model construction vehicles.
Researchers are developing a smartphone application to help save a dying Aboriginal language.
In a bizarre robbery a gang spent six months digging a tunnel to steal money from a cash machine.
A phone scheme that was originally set up as a joke has been attracting over 30 callers a day.
The two satellites will enter in to orbit around the moon within hours to begin mapping its gravity.
Original blueprints for the ship Captain Scott used to sail to the Antarctic have been discovered.