Compared to humans, spiders are capable of some impressive feats of speed, strength and endurance.
Felix Baumgartner's record breaking jump has been beaten in secret by Google executive Alan Eustace.
Archaeologists have uncovered a number of artefacts during excavations of the enigmatic burial site.
The disappearance of the world's biggest shark may have enabled whales to grow to huge sizes.
Loch Ness Monster hunter Jonathan Bright will present the image at Scotland's first paranormal festival.
Scientists have revealed new details about our prehistoric ancestors thanks to a fossil thighbone.
The next reversal of the Earth's magnetic field could happen within the next couple of thousand years.
The time of the year in which you were born may play a role in determining your temperament as an adult.
The pilots of an Airbus 320 were left perplexed after they saw a man flying past their plane.
Darek Fidyka has become the first person to walk again after having his spinal nerves completely severed.
Inventor Chuan Wang from Nanjing has created a futuristic new version of the humble umbrella.
A strange cross-shaped pattern with a circle around it has been spotted on the surface of Mars.
The ship's dog aboard the doomed vessel that sank 500 years ago has undergone DNA testing.
The remarkable new technology is capable of pushing or pulling solid objects using nothing but lasers.
One of the last remaining northern white rhinos has died leaving only six left alive in the whole world.
Officers were called out this week after a panicked resident reported seeing a crocodile in their garden.
British scientists believe that they may have finally found the first direct evidence of dark matter.
A couple were forced to leave home after their house became infested with thousands of spiders.
The technology giant has announced that it has developed a miniature 100MW nuclear fusion reactor.
Archaeologists have discovered the long lost ruins of a huge cult complex at the site of Tel Burna.