Palaeontologists have discovered a previously unrecognized species of ancient human that lived 100,000 years ago.
Scientists were amazed to discover microbial life in samples that had been returned to Earth from the asteroid Ryugu.
The ancient text is inscribed upon finger-sized clay cylinders believed to date back some 4,500 years.
A couple who had been renovating their new home in a small village in France recently made a grisly discovery.
The ruins of an ancient city in southern Mexico have yielded evidence of long-lost underground tunnels.
The psychic discovered the skeletal remains of a person behind a bowling alley, but there was a twist in store.
Researchers made the unexpected discovery while conducting an examination of the controversial remains.
Eagle-eyed social media users had been discussing what could possibly be behind the partially hidden door.
The discovery was made beneath the resting place of the Holy Grail in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
Two groups of rival astronomers are allegedly vying to publish confirmed evidence of an intelligent alien civilization.
In an unexpected discovery, it turns out that lockdown actually had a measurable impact on the lunar surface.
This peculiar striped rock is quite unlike anything that scientists have ever seen before on the Red Planet.
Scientists have used artificial intelligence to find more 'new' geoglyphs that had been lost to time.
Archaeologists discovered that the man had been buried with several large stones placed on his chest.
Back in 2022, two lead coffins were discovered beneath the cathedral during restoration works at the site.
It's not quite Frankenstein's monster, but the find is likely to push the boundaries of life, death and medicine.
The surprisingly clear image, which was captured over the city of Xiamen, has been circulating social media in recent days.
As the ice thaws, there is the potential for long-dormant viruses from the distant past to be released back into the world.
The animals were found unexpectedly by a woman who happened to be driving past their paddock on Tuesday.
In the distant past, something caused the Earth to almost completely freeze over for millions of years.