A mystery anchor found off the coast of Cornwall could be from a long-lost shipwreck filled with gold and silver.
The discoverer of the most distant known object in our solar system has now found an even more distant one.
A pint-sized relative of the tyrant lizard dating back 96 million years has been unearthed in North America.
A gigantic species of bee thought to have gone extinct has been discovered alive and well on a remote island.
Scientists have successfully identified an entirely new moon in orbit around the gas giant Neptune.
This emperor penguin recorded for a BBC documentary is almost entirely black due to a rare genetic mutation.
Two geneticists have been working on a plan to use genetic modification to stop the disease from spreading.
Conspiracy theory videos on YouTube may be playing a significant role in convincing people that the Earth is flat.
Vast mountains that could be taller than Mt Everest are thought to exist hundreds of miles beneath the ground.
Just in time for Valentine's Day, scientists have revealed a newly discovered dinosaur with a rather unique feature.
The final resting place of the World War II-era aircraft carrier has been discovered off the Solomon Islands.
A group of resourceful chimpanzees recently escaped from their enclosure in Belfast zoo after a storm.
A Japanese spider crab was caught on film at SeaWorld San Diego shedding its shell like a suit of armor.
Beachgoers were left perplexed recently after a huge 20ft cross washed up near a Fort Lauderdale hotel.
A Pacific island that rose from the sea around three years ago has already been colonized by plants and birds.
A bizarre viral challenge has seen people leave their frozen jeans standing up outside in the snow.
The outline of a bear created in the snow on a canal in Montreal has left a lot of people scratching their heads.
The world's 'most dangerous' glacier has developed a gaping hole around two-thirds the size of Manhattan.
One holidaymaker got more than she bargained for recently after returning from a trip to South Africa.
Anthropologists have published the results of a new study in to two fossil skeletons found in South Africa.