A remarkably well preserved 4,400-year-old tomb has been discovered in the ancient city of Saqqara.
Scientists have discovered a way to reduce 3D objects to a mere one thousandth of their original size.
China's latest space mission will, for the first time, see a spacecraft attempt to land on the Moon's far side.
The 180 million-year-old specimen was originally discovered at Holzmaden quarry in Germany.
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.