The huge terrestrial crab species can exert a pinching force greater than any other crustacean on Earth.
Researchers in China have injected a patient with cells modified using the CRISPR gene-editing technique.
Three shipwrecks dating back to World War II have completely disappeared from the bottom of the Java Sea.
A tree measuring a whopping 309ft tall has been identified alongside 49 other runners-up in Borneo.
German technology company Infineon has broken the world record by solving the puzzle in 0.637 seconds.
Scientists have spotted X-rays trickling from the dwarf planet despite there being no obvious source.
The discovery was made by fossil hunter Jamie Hiscocks who found the specimen on a beach near London.
If things don't change soon the ongoing decline is likely to reach two-thirds by the end of the decade.
Russian scientists have located a secret Nazi facility that was abandoned before the end of World War II.
A world powered by practically limitless, clean energy is now one step closer to becoming a reality.
Scientists have criticized news reports claiming that the world's largest coral reef had 'passed away'.
This tiny, distant world is believed to take up to 1,140 years to complete a single orbit of the Sun.
Mysterious individuals dressed as clowns have recently started to turn up on the streets of England.
The popular mobile phone game has been turning up everywhere and has even managed to influence politics.
The species most notorious for killing its own in cold blood is perhaps not what you might expect.
Divers have discovered an underwater cave in the Czech Republic which descends to a depth of 1,325ft.
Scientists have discovered the world's oldest genetic information within 3.8 million-year-old eggshells.
The world-famous physicist believes that contacting intelligent extraterrestrials is probably a bad idea.
Mark Zuckerberg and his wife have pledged $3 billion towards the ultimate goal of 'ending all illness'.
How long will it be before the Earth essentially 'dies' and all active processes grind to a halt ?