Samples of Moon dust gathered by Neil Armstrong have turned up after being lost for 40 years.
A 23-ton Lego model of a Star Wars X-Wing fighter has been unveiled at an event in New York.
Thousands of the insects have turned some areas in to something reminiscent of a B horror movie.
The UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon has warned that a world water shortage is on the horizon.
A 505 million-year-old fossil has been named after its resemblance to film character Edward Scissorhands.
Climate change expert Lord Stern has warned that rising carbon dioxide levels could destroy communities.
The war against poisonous spider bites could one day lead to a jab that will make a person immune.
Scientists at CERN are experimenting to determine if an antimatter object would actually fall upwards.
An Iron Age graveyard discovered in France is set to provide new insights in to the life of the Celts.
The new species of tarantula was discovered by villagers in the northern part of the war-torn country.
The warrior queen's final resting place is unknown, but archaeologists are confident they can find it.
Overfishing and other destructive factors may be pushing the world's oceans towards disaster.
A host of archaeological finds are being slowly unveiled by glaciers melting due to global warming.
Some Israelis have found a novel new way to deal with the locust swarm - cooking and eating them.
A massive comet heading towards Mars is providing a stark reminder of the dangers we face from space.
A group of Jedi in San Francisco have developed a special Star Wars inspired combat choreography.
Filmmaker James Fox will award the money to anyone who can prove that some UFOs are alien in origin.
A new study suggests that if the temperatures rises another 1.5C the permafrost could melt completely.
Astronomers have discovered two new moons around the distant dwarf planet within the last two years.
New research suggests that hearing your own heartbeat can make you feel comfortable in your own skin.