It has long been considered something of an old wives' tale, but could there really be some truth to it ?
One of Thomas Pesquet's first tasks aboard the space station wasn't quite what he was hoping for.
An eagle-eyed Internet user has spotted some peculiar pyramid-shaped structures on Google Earth.
The 'many interacting worlds' theory ties quantum physics to the idea of countless parallel universes.
Almost a century ago, 21 people were killed in Boston by a deadly and destructive tidal wave of syrup.
Scientists have finally determined exactly what caused the Schiaparelli probe to crash-land on Mars.
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient city and graveyard at Abydos in southern Egypt.
The man behind 'The Time Machine' and other literary classics also wrote an unpublished ghost story.
Dr Fergus Simpson maintains that humanity has a 13% chance of going extinct before the century is out.
A Japanese scientist has revealed that eating the frozen dessert for breakfast boosts mental performance.
The huge terrestrial crab species can exert a pinching force greater than any other crustacean on Earth.
Geologists have managed to link silica deposits on Mars with biological processes occurring on the Earth.
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has identified an ice deposit with more water than Lake Superior.
A video showing what looks like a woman sitting on the back of a speeding car has gone viral online.
A man in France who inherited a house was amazed to discover gold coins and ingots hidden all through it.
NASA's 'impossible' propulsion system continues to intrigue as it receives its first peer-reviewed paper.
An anonymous do-gooder sent shoppers in to a frenzy when he showered them with bank notes on Saturday.
The President-elect is hoping to send humans back to the Moon - and beyond - within the next few decades.
The anomalous object was spotted in front of the Sun in an image taken by NASA's STEREO satellites.
Researchers in China have injected a patient with cells modified using the CRISPR gene-editing technique.