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The intriguing superstition, which dates back hundreds of years, was practiced across the UK until the 1900s.
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Scientists have discovered a grain of dust left over from a stellar explosion that predated our solar system.
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Scientists have discovered an ancient footprint in Chile that is thought to date back around 15,600 years.
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The L-shaped necropolis, which dates back to the Fifth Dynasty, was discovered near Saqqara last month.
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Amateur alien hunters now have the opportunity to browse and update an online database of SETI searches.
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The unnerving statues, which date back 800 years, were unearthed in the ruins of the ancient city of Chan Chan.
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A mere two months after beginning operations, NASA's TESS spacecraft has found two new extrasolar worlds.
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The National Solar Observatory has posted an update on its Facebook page regarding the unusual situation.
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Residents of the Russian city of Taganrog have been inundated with huge swarms of winged insects this week.
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Scientists have been studying a meteorite that dates back to a time before the birth of our solar system.
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A large Earth-like world has emerged as the most likely place to look for life outside of our solar system.
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Scientists have revamped the scale used to determine the significance of potential extraterrestrial signals.
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To date, more than two dozen embassy personnel have been affected and nobody has been able to explain why.
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Several of the trees, which date back thousands of years, have abruptly died off within the last decade.
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Astronomers from ESA's Gaia mission will tomorrow release the largest map of our galaxy ever created.
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Two of the largest stones that make up Stonehenge may have actually been at the site for millions of years.
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The Hubble Space Telescope has picked up the light from a very bright star over 9.3 billion lights years away.
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The Hollywood actor's unsuccessful attempts to woo the female android have been featured in a new video.
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The bottle, which dates back 132 years, was found on a beach around 180km north of Perth, Australia.
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The US government's recent foray in to UFO research has helped to reignite interest in the phenomenon.