Airbus has been developing a new type of harpoon in an effort to reduce the build-up of space junk in orbit.
The construction of the world-famous stone circle may have been all about bringing people together.
Covering 11 generations over a period of 500 years, the family tree is thought to be the largest ever created.
'Clean meat' that has been grown in a laboratory could become available to buy within a matter of months.
Conservationists have reported that the health of the last male northern white rhino is rapidly deteriorating.
The 58-year-old's extreme resistance to freezing temperatures has seen him break multiple world records.
New laboratory experiments have added support to the idea that microbes could be living on Saturn's icy moon.
Two astrophysicists have warned that malicious aliens could send us a message infected with a virus.
Tourists may soon have the opportunity to book a room in a hotel with a rather extraordinary view.
A man in India unexpectedly underwent a rare operation that has left him with two working, beating hearts.
Researchers believe that humanity would be more likely to welcome than fear the discovery of alien life.
The US government is funding a new experimental aircraft known as the Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator.
Rather than being discontinued, the International Space Station could be turned in to a commercial venture.
Consisting of 16 separate images, the impressive vista was captured using the rover's wide-angle lens.
A prominent US scientist has claimed that a human-chimp hybrid was created in a laboratory in the 1920s.
A question recently posed to primary school students in China has left social media users scratching their heads.
The first test launch of Elon Musk's next generation rocket is set to take place in just over a week.
Astronomers worldwide have criticized the decision to launch a large reflective disco ball in to orbit.
A lack of carbon monoxide on a methane-rich world could indicate the presence of extraterrestrial life.
Archaeologists have found the answer to one of the Queen Anne's Revenge's most enduring mysteries.