The spacecraft, which was the first to visit Pluto, is still continuing its mission to explore the distant reaches of the solar system.
A 'super Earth' extrasolar planet is now thought to be a potentially habitable world able to support extraterrestrial life.
A proposed method of tackling global warming could have devastating consequences for airline passengers and crews.
Authorities attended the scene after a weird red substance was spotted leaking from a large semi-truck.
Megalodon was so large that it makes the oversized sharks from the 'Jaws' movies look like minnows.
Now cockroaches can spend hours underwater - but is augmenting insects really a good idea and where do you draw the line ?
When our star becomes a red giant in the distant future, many scientists believe that it will engulf and destroy the Earth.
The Swift telescope is in a decaying orbit and will soon be unrecoverable if something isn't done within the next few months.
China has deployed an unidentified payload in orbit around the Earth using its secretive Shenlong space plane.
The people who live in a remote part of the Andes seem to have the unique ability to safely drink water that would kill anyone else.
One of the most remarkable celestial shows it is possible to witness will be hitting parts of the world in a couple of months.
The interstellar visitor is now thought to have been on a voyage across the stars lasting more than 12 billion years.
The latest theory of consciousness offers up the possibility that conscious awareness could be more widespread than we think.
The greenland shark was always known to be long-lived, but it wasn't until now that it became clear just how long they live for.
Science-fiction has long explored the idea of aliens walking among us, but how would these entities sustain themselves ?
You know an earthquake is the real deal when the seismic waves it produces are enough to shift an entire country.
A man has been arrested and investigations remain ongoing after the 3-year-old was critically injured by the animal.
The long-debated Durupinar Formation near Mount Ararat will be subject to the most detailed investigation to date.
The astrophysicist and UFO researcher detailed his new position in a post on his blog recently.
In the future, you might not even have to physically go to the bathroom when you need to use the facilities.