30 years on, Scandinavia is still suffering from the after-effects of the world's worst nuclear disaster.
Lead tablets inscribed with powerful curses have been unearthed at a grave site in Athens, Greece.
A cross between a robot and a beetle, the cybernetic insect can be commanded to walk or run on demand.
An unsuspecting feline ended up being accidentally sent through the post after hiding in a box of DVDs.
A defense ministry tender published online this week has called for five dolphins with 'perfect teeth'.
Europe and Russia are launching a joint mission next week to land a spacecraft on the surface of Mars.
The remarkable cephalopod was captured on camera off Hawaii by a remotely operated underwater vehicle.
Scientists have determined that chimpanzees descended from a common ancestor that predated humans.
The world's largest aircraft, the Airlander 10, will be embarking on its maiden voyage next month.
The peculiar video shows a pint-sized entity wandering around on a deserted city street after dark.
Founded back in 2011, the controversial department had managed to investigate just ten UFO sightings.
Residents of Wangaratta in Victoria have found their homes buried underneath mountains of tumbleweed.
Scientists have debunked the claim that mammoth meat was served at an Explorers Club dinner in New York.
A new maths study has suggested that it is very difficult to keep a conspiracy under wraps for long.
A new mystery has arisen in the area where nine hikers died under mysterious circumstances back in 1959.
A prominent paleoanthropologist has suggested that we may eventually develop gills and live underwater.
ESA's Philae lander has gone silent and it's unlikely that it will ever be possible to contact it again.
Hypnosis has been found to be a viable alternative to anesthesia for patients undergoing brain surgery.
An underwater camera has picked up rare footage of a large squid in the waters of Japan's Toyama Bay.
A group of invertebrates known as hydra have the unique ability to regenerate themselves indefinitely.