A new fossil analysis has revealed that one particular species of lizard had extra eyes on the top of its head.
A leading surgeon believes that we will gain the ability to read each other's minds within as little as 20 years.
Police in India are searching for a monkey that carried off and killed a small child in the eastern state of Orissa.
The out-of-control space station has finally come down in the Pacific Ocean after months of uncertainty.
A huge crack that opened up in Kenya recently has indicated the beginnings of a new continental split.
The Hollywood actor's unsuccessful attempts to woo the female android have been featured in a new video.
A new paper has put forward the suggestion that the clouds of Venus could be a habitat for microbial life.
The discovery raises new questions about the formation of galaxies and the nature of dark matter.
Palaeontologists have unearthed the well-preserved remains of a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex in Montana.
A company in Germany has developed an impressive spider-like robot that has a unique way of getting around.
A woman complaining of back pain was found to have a broken epidural needle lodged in her spine.
Scientists have come up with three mathematical equations to explain the sound of a cracked knuckle.
The grave is believed to be the final resting place of Captain 'Black Sam' Bellamy's 100-strong crew.
The accidental find highlights just how much there is still left to learn about the workings of the human body.
The upcoming launch of the ground-breaking new space telescope has now been pushed back to 2020.
One of the largest wildcats ever seen anywhere in the world has been caught on camera in Aberdeenshire.
Scientists at Cambridge University have been working on an emotive human-like robot known as Charles.
Salt particles, he argues, would reflect more of the Sun's rays back in to space and help to reduce global warming.
If you think you are having a bad day, spare a thought for this unfortunate metro commuter in Istanbul.
Fossil hunters have discovered the skull of a huge prehistoric lion that roamed Africa 200,000 years ago.