New research has suggested that chocolate may have originated outside of Mexico and Central America.
NASA has revealed an unofficial list of new gamma ray constellations based on popular culture icons.
Scientists have revealed that giant hogweed has spread to Virginia and can now be found in at least eight US states.
Scientists have found the fossil footprints of a creature that walked the Earth 541 million years ago.
The arms of women who lived 7,000 years ago were stronger than those of today's elite Olympic rowers.
The results of a recent experiment suggest that the soil on Mars is likely to be suitable for agriculture.
The remarkable agricultural breakthrough could help to feed millions of people over the coming decades.
Venus, Mars and Mercury will all be temporarily disappearing behind the Moon over the next few hours.
Three researchers in Australia have recently revealed trail camera footage of a mysterious animal.
The unfortunate woman had crawled head-first between the panes after throwing her own excrement inside.
Remarkable new footage has finally helped scientists to explain the purpose of the narwhal's 9ft 'horn'.
Douglas and Barbara Fink, who are from Canada, have won the lottery three times in the last 28 years.
North Island's Whanganui River has been granted the same legal rights and privileges as a human being.
A rise in occult and superstitious practices has allegedly brought about a major exorcist shortage.
A new study has revealed that, contrary to popular belief, there is more than one species of giraffe.
A rather shaky video filmed in Adelaide Hills earlier this year allegedly shows a live Tasmanian tiger.
Raw meat is notoriously difficult to chew, so how did our prehistoric ancestors manage to do it ?
A new maths study has suggested that it is very difficult to keep a conspiracy under wraps for long.
Two 3D computer graphics artists in Japan have released images of a realistic computer generated person.
One man took it upon himself to make a sandwich by creating each individual ingredient from scratch.