Social media users were left puzzled recently by a news clip showing a boy who seems to appear from nowhere.
Lori Simmons got the fright of her life recently after her friend spotted someone standing right behind her.
The 180 million-year-old specimen was originally discovered at Holzmaden quarry in Germany.
Early human cave paintings dating back thousands of years could depict more than just hunting scenes.
A neuroscientist has identified a previously unknown part of the brain that appears to be unique to humans.
Two members of a British music group are planning to build a pyramid out of bricks containing human ashes.
For thousands of years, termites have been constructing a vast network of mounds in northeastern Brazil.
On November 16th 1974, the Arecibo Observatory sent a message of greeting towards globular star cluster M13.
Astronomers have revealed the discovery of a 'super-Earth' around a star that is a mere six light years away.
The protective layer is improving so rapidly that it could heal itself entirely within as little as 50 years.
The origin of a flightless bird found only on a remote island in the Atlantic has puzzled scientists for years.
After spending years unravelling the mysteries of the dwarf planet Ceres, Dawn has finally run out of fuel.
Palaeontologists have unearthed the fossil remains of a herbivorous dinosaur dating back 110 million years.
Known as The Earth BioGenome Project (EBP), the international endeavour is expected to take ten years.
New research has suggested that chocolate may have originated outside of Mexico and Central America.
The unnerving statues, which date back 800 years, were unearthed in the ruins of the ancient city of Chan Chan.
The discovery has cemented Archaeopteryx as a transitional form between non-avian dinosaurs and birds.
Netherlands-based firm SpaceLife Origin is aiming to make off-world reproduction a reality within six years.
Researchers from Florida International University have identified the first new species of crocodile in 85 years.
The wreck of a wooden vessel dating back 2,400 years has been found at the bottom of the Black Sea.