Fossil hunters have discovered the skull of a huge prehistoric lion that roamed Africa 200,000 years ago.
Ski resorts in several countries were left looking like the surface of Mars after a recent fall of orange-tinged snow.
Unusual footage has emerged showing an elephant attempting to ingest pieces of smouldering charcoal.
This new real-time graphics demo shows off an eerily ultra-realistic computer-generated Andy Serkis.
The self-taught rocket scientist launched himself high in to the air over the Mojave Desert on Saturday.
An old photo of what is thought to be the house's original foundation has been discovered in a local archive.
The Pentagon has been working on a new non-lethal weapon that can make people hear voices and sounds.
NASA's flagship rover has now been trundling across the surface of the Red Planet for more than five years.
The World War II-era vessel went down in 1942 after being hit by Japanese torpedoes in the Pacific.
China's out-of-control Tiangong-1 space lab is now expected to fall to Earth over the Easter weekend.
Researchers have finally determined why a zoo lioness has mysteriously sprouted mane-like head and neck hair.
One astronomer was left red-faced this week after he mistook the planet Mars for an undiscovered star.
Rather than ramming or nuking a large space rock, scientists have suggested simply covering it in paint.
Scientists believe that dinosaurs like Triceratops may have used their horns to impress potential partners.
Several cat owners in Gloucestershire have reported having their pet felines shaved by an unknown individual.
The accident marks the first time that a pedestrian has ever been killed by an autonomous vehicle.
Tech entrepreneur Jeff Bezos attended Amazon's annual MARS conference with a very unusual companion.
The last remaining male of the species, Sudan, was put down on Monday after several months of ill-health.
During a meeting in 1979, blind mystic Baba Vanga allegedly predicted that Putin would 'rule the world'.
Researchers believe that it is very likely that the interstellar asteroid came from a binary star system.