Known as a bryozoan, the alien-like creature has previously only been found east of the Mississippi River.
An Australian researcher may have finally solved the mystery of what happened to La Perouse 230 years ago.
Four of the seven planets in the Trappist-1 system are thought to be home to large amounts of water.
The final resting place of legendary Chinese playwright Tang Xianzu has been unearthed in Fuzhou.
The unidentified radio pulses were picked up from an unknown source in a distant part of the universe.
The ancestors of today's blue whales were deadly predators with rows of large, razor-sharp teeth.
New data from Cassini has suggested that Saturn's rings may only be around 100 million years old.
The team from the Technical University of Munich have become the first to beat the 200mph barrier.
The atmospheric conditions on Venus are so hostile that NASA's next probe may use a mechanical computer.
A strange 'creature' made up of a tangle of black vines has been filmed thrashing around on the ground.
One man decided to engage in a spot of fishing after his Houston home was flooded by Hurricane Harvey.
Dozens of people had to be treated in hospital after a mysterious haze appeared in the area on Sunday.
Palaeontologists have discovered an enormous Ichthyosaurus specimen in a German museum collection.
Elon Musk's recent startup Neuralink is aiming to find a way to merge the human brain with a computer.
Astronomers have managed to piece together an incredibly detailed image of a distant supergiant star.
Relatively little is known about the iconic species which was wiped out by humans over 350 years ago.
The gas giant is home to one of the most remarkable weather events found anywhere in the solar system.
The crew of the HL Hunley, one of the world's first combat submarines, inexplicably died at their posts.
The Belgian city of Malmedy was filled with revelers on Tuesday as the gigantic dish was cooked up.
Breanna Hernandez and her family captured the mysterious image on their home CCTV security system.