Scientists have warned that space debris collisions could have the potential to provoke armed conflict.
Professor Stephen Hawking has warned that we could face annihilation if we do not colonize other worlds.
7-year-old Olivia Farnsworth suffers from a rare condition that affects only 100 people worldwide.
Despite being around for almost two centuries, Jonathan the Aldabra giant tortoise is still going strong.
Author Logan Streondj has calculated the point at which robots will outnumber Earth's human population.
Science textbooks across the world have become outdated thanks to the addition of four new elements.
A potentially habitable terrestrial planet has been discovered in the relatively nearby Wolf 1061 system.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is concerned that another world war could ruin efforts to send humans to Mars.
One of the largest hauls of sunken treasure in the world has finally been located after 300 years.
Researchers have revealed that taller individuals within a species don't live as long as shorter ones.
Researchers have warned that a deadly type of fungus could devastate banana crops around the world.
The man behind China's 'cloning factory' has suggested that it should now be possible to clone a human.
Blue Origin has beaten SpaceX in the race to build a rocket that can launch and then return to the Earth.
Cyclists in the Netherlands have constructed a bicycle so long that it spans more than half a city block.
There is enough water trapped beneath the ground to flood the entire world with over 590m of liquid.
A newly identified extrasolar planet is so close by that it should be possible to observe its atmosphere.
Astronomers have discovered a dwarf planet located three times further away from the sun than Pluto.
Students were forced to leave their homes after a neighbor attempted a rather extreme cooking recipe.
NASA has revealed what processes turned Mars in to the dry, cold and barren world that we see today.
The International Space Station has made it possible for humans to maintain an ongoing presence in space.