A huge pearl weighing in excess of 34kg is set to be officially recognized as the largest of all time.
NASA's exploratory rover has recorded an impressive panoramic image from the surface of the Red Planet.
A new study has suggested that the inhabitants of Easter Island were not destroyed by warfare.
A Bosnian pine tree located in Greece has been identified as the oldest living tree on the continent.
Some of Rwanda's mountain gorillas have taken a hands-on approach to tackling the threat of snares.
A mysterious deer-hide manuscript from Mexico has revealed a series of hidden storytelling images.
Palaeontologists have unearthed a particularly impressive T. rex at Montana's Hell Creek Formation.
Odd baseball-like objects found washed up on British beaches have turned out to be a type of sea urchin.
Students in the US have conducted a successful test flight of a small remotely piloted glider aircraft.
The case of a mother and son driven from their home by a ghost has been continuing to generate interest.
Hindu monk Swami Sivananda has attributed his extreme longevity to a combination of yoga and celibacy.
An unconvincing video of a bipedal creature in the desert has been doing the rounds online this week.
The previously unidentified species would have thrived in sub-arctic marine waters 25 million years ago.
Are shadowy government agencies spraying us with chemicals from airplanes or is the whole idea nonsense ?
A new study has suggested that we are perhaps not quite as eternally optimistic as is generally believed.
Scientists have allegedly discovered a potentially habitable planet within a neighboring star system.
A recent deep-sea expedition off the coast of California has revealed a rather unusual looking creature.
New data revealed by NASA has shown that global temperatures have been reaching record levels this year.
One of the world's most advanced stealth fighters was unable to take off recently due to a swarm of bees.
A series of paranormal disturbances at a house in South Lanarkshire have been investigated by the police.