A previously unexplored cave in British Columbia has been described as having 'national significance'.
NASA's long-lived rover has come across an intriguing object that almost looks like a small gold nugget.
The discovery of stone tools in Algeria has cast doubt on the notion that east Africa was the 'cradle of humankind'.
Scientists have discovered a horrifying new species of wasp in the depths of the Ecuadorian Amazon.
Astronomers have identified a second star that exhibits the same peculiar dimming behavior as Tabby's Star.
A neuroscientist has identified a previously unknown part of the brain that appears to be unique to humans.
Palaeontologists have discovered the fossil remains of a huge Triassic-era relative of modern mammals.
Internet users this week were shocked to discover that the card has a secret digit that is hiding in plain sight.
The organisms, which sit on a 'major new branch' of the tree of life, were found in woodland in Nova Scotia.
The ARA San Juan has finally been found twelve months after it went missing during a routine mission.
Archaeologists have partially reconstructed a 1,500-year-old depiction of Jesus when he was a young man.
For the first time ever, scientists have found an impact crater beneath one of the Earth's continental ice sheets.
Astronomers have revealed the discovery of a 'super-Earth' around a star that is a mere six light years away.
Scientists studying data from the Gaia satellite have identified a massive 'ghost' galaxy lurking nearby.
Palaeontologists have unearthed the fossil remains of a herbivorous dinosaur dating back 110 million years.
Unearthed in an alabaster quarry, the ramp may have been used by the builders of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
The ground-breaking space telescope that discovered more than 2,600 exoplanets has finally run out of fuel.
One of Saturn's moons has thrown up a new mystery in the form of oddly straight lines etched in to its surface.
Construction workers in Georgia got the surprise of their lives when they made the grisly discovery last week.
The discovery has cemented Archaeopteryx as a transitional form between non-avian dinosaurs and birds.