The potential dangers of autonomous weapon systems have been emphasized at a recent UN meeting.
The winter weather has made it possible for researchers to climb down in to the hole for the first time.
A new study has revealed that household cats, unlike dogs, are likely to be only semi-domesticated.
Scientists have been seeking viable DNA samples from a well-preserved mammoth found in Siberia.
The remarkable meeting of opposite extremes was organized to celebrate Guinness World Records Day.
Archaeologists excavating the ancient tomb near Amphipolis have discovered the remains of a skeleton.
A notorious area of woodland in Romania has been home to countless tales of paranormal phenomena.
An Australian woman was injured when her dog accidentally knocked the handbrake and ran her over.
Local residents have been forced to seal up their homes to keep out tens of thousands of the red insects.
ESA officials have reported that everything is on schedule for the probe's attempted landing tomorrow.
Richard Collis had been traveling along the side of the loch when he spotted something unusual.
An ancient manuscript discovered at the British Library suggests that Jesus was married and had children.
Measuring 10ft across, the huge nest was discovered in California by Robert McDougal.
The particle discovered by the Large Hadron Collider may not be the elusive Higgs boson after all.
Mexican free-tailed bats have the remarkable ability to sabotage the food finding efforts of their peers.
New observations have revealed that the intergalactic void may be filled with orphan stars.
The European Space Agency has outlined its concept for a habitable moon base built by an automated robot.
More than 107 million orb-weaver spiders are thought to be responsible for the spectacle.
Researchers seeking the lake's famous monster have found evidence that beluga whales may be living there.
A Thai woman has ended up in hospital after a large python slithered out of her bathroom toilet.