Decades-old data from the Galileo spacecraft has all-but confirmed the presence of geysers on Jupiter's icy moon.
Stunned motorists discovered banknotes strewn across Interstate 70 in Indianapolis on Wednesday morning.
ESA's Trace Gas Orbiter has started its mission to seek out traces of biologically-produced methane on Mars.
Students who are bored of throwing the javelin or discus can now engage in a spot of grenade-tossing instead.
New evidence has been discovered to suggest that our ancestors hunted down giant prehistoric sloths.
A Chinese entomologist found the insect, which has a wingspan of 11.5cm, during a field trip last year.
Hydrogen sulfide, which gives rotten eggs their smell, has been discovered in the seventh planet's atmosphere.
Capable of taking drastic action to protect their colonies, these ants have a rather unusual defense mechanism.
The wreckage of one of Germany's most advanced U-boats has been discovered off the coast of Denmark.
Archaeologists have succeeded in identifying several previously unseen geoglyphs in Peru's Palpa province.
A lack of phosphorus in the universe could mean that Earth-type life is a lot rarer than commonly thought.
Scientists have discovered an astonishing number of massive black holes hiding within our own galaxy.
The Hubble Space Telescope has picked up the light from a very bright star over 9.3 billion lights years away.
The discovery raises new questions about the formation of galaxies and the nature of dark matter.
Palaeontologists have unearthed the well-preserved remains of a juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex in Montana.
The grave is believed to be the final resting place of Captain 'Black Sam' Bellamy's 100-strong crew.
The accidental find highlights just how much there is still left to learn about the workings of the human body.
Fossil hunters have discovered the skull of a huge prehistoric lion that roamed Africa 200,000 years ago.
An old photo of what is thought to be the house's original foundation has been discovered in a local archive.
One astronomer was left red-faced this week after he mistook the planet Mars for an undiscovered star.