The Venetian island of Poveglia is considered to be one of the most haunted locations on the planet.
The 32,963ft trench is located off New Zealand and is the second deepest ocean trench in the world.
One of the world's most mysterious and elusive fish has been filmed in the coastal waters of Baja.
In what is being hailed as a world first, scientists have succeeded in regenerating an organ in mice.
Arvind Mishra set a new world record by speaking for a staggering 139 hours and 42 minutes.
A remarkable new type of wind turbine that floats in the sky could soon become a common sight worldwide.
Astronomers have discovered a new dwarf planet in our own solar system and it might not be alone.
Archaeologists have found the clearest signs yet that cancer is not only a disease of the modern world.
A new smaller breed of the world's best known dinosaur is thought to have once roamed the Arctic.
Cheese dating back more than 3,600 years has been found on mummies unearthed in the Taklamakan desert.
The record-breaking haul of newly discovered worlds comes courtesy of the Kepler Space Telescope.
The recently selected PLATO mission will focus on identifying Earth-like worlds orbiting distant stars.
According to experts at the Jorvik Viking Center, the apocalyptic 'Ragnarok' will soon be upon us.
In a world first, a fully functional pair of human lungs has been grown by researchers in a laboratory.
The world's 85 richest people possess the equivalent wealth of the world's 3.5 billion poorest combined.
The Space Launch System (SLS) is set to enable new missions to the Red Planet and beyond.
How widespread were pre-Columbian civilizations within the world's largest rainforest ?
Artist Lotte Geeven has recorded audio of our planet from the bottom of the deepest hole in the world.
Astronomers using the Hubble telescope have picked up signs of cloud cover on two extrasolar planets.
A company in Canada is hoping to set a new world record for driving a truck made almost entirely of ice.