Matthew Mitchell was rushed to hospital after being bitten by a deadly funnel-web spider in Australia.
A new experiment has revealed for the first time just how remarkably innovative bees can actually be.
Adriana Irene Macias Hernandez has earned a new world record by lighting 11 candles in 60 seconds.
Scientists have identified a previously unknown species of primordial giant worm with huge snapping jaws.
NASA has announced the discovery of seven new planets including three within their star's habitable zone.
It's a question that has puzzled mankind for years - how do you get every drop of sauce out of the bottle?
An unexplained spike in radiation was picked up across a number of European countries last month.
One of the world's rarest snakes has been sighted again for the first time in more than six decades.
The space agency is due to announce its latest findings at a press conference on Wednesday morning.
A peculiar prehistoric discovery has left scientists scratching their heads for more than five decades.
Scientists are planning to sail a research vessel to the Arctic so it can get stuck in the ice on purpose.
The move, if successful, could mean that our own solar system actually has more than 100 planets in it.
The private space firm has successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
Singleton Lynne Gollogly made the decision following years of failed attempts to find 'Mr Right'.
Efforts are underway in Iceland to find ways of turning the heat from volcanoes in to usable electricity.
Despite being almost entirely submerged by the sea, Zealandia could soon be recognized as a continent.
In a remarkable breakthrough, microbes trapped inside cave crystals have been brought back to life.
The remains of what some people believe to be a genuine mermaid can be found at Ryuguji temple.
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has found carbon-based materials similar to those found on the early Earth.
Scientists believe that an elephant-mammoth hybrid embryo could be created within as little as two years.