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Steam-powered bot could explore icy moons
VIDEO Jun 27, 2020Scientists have conceived of a steam-powered robotic hopper bot that could explore Europa and Enceladus.
Find sparks hope for world's rarest primate
Jun 1, 2020The Hainan Gibbon, of which only a few dozen still survive, has received a welcome and unexpected boost.
Shoppers swarmed by flock of birds in Texas
VIDEO Feb 5, 2020A huge flock of several thousand birds swarmed around disconcerted shoppers outside a store in Texas recently.
Physicist pursues life-long dream of time travel
Jan 3, 2020University of Connecticut physics professor Ron Mallett hopes to one day build a working time machine.
Bone in sock mystery set to remain unexplained
Dec 28, 2019An extensive investigation has failed to solve the mystery of how a human bone ended up in a clothes shop sock.
Mars sample return mission is in the works
Sep 17, 2019NASA and ESA are hoping to secure formal approval to return samples of Mars soil to the Earth for study.
Georgian-esque 'ghost shop' opens in York
VIDEO Aug 29, 2019A suitably authentic looking ghost shop has opened its doors in one of England's most haunted cities.
Mystery X-37B space plane breaks new record
Aug 26, 2019The US military's secretive pint-sized spacecraft has now spent a whopping 717 days up in space non-stop.
Shopper discovers a dead body in her truck
Aug 20, 2019A woman who had been shopping in New York recently returned to her truck to find a dead body in the back.
Mystery as surgical plate found inside crocodile
Jul 31, 2019An orthopaedic plate has been found in the stomach of a 4.7-meter-long crocodile that died in Queensland.
It's official - six fingers are better than five
VIDEO Jun 5, 2019Individuals born with six fingers on each hand are able to perform tasks that usually require two hands.
Human genes used to enhance monkey brains
Apr 16, 2019A controversial experiment in China has been likened to something out of a 'Planet of the Apes' movie.
World's tallest tropical tree discovered
VIDEO Apr 6, 2019Scientists have identified and climbed a record-breaking tree in Borneo that measures a whopping 328ft in height.
NASA wants to land humans on Mars by 2033
Apr 3, 2019The space agency is hoping to launch its first manned mission to the Red Planet within the next 14 years.
NASA reveals details of Mars 2020 helicopter
VIDEO Mar 25, 2019The tiny chopper is set to become the first man-made aerial vehicle to fly through the skies of another world.
Expedition sets out to locate Shackleton's ship
Jan 28, 2019Researchers with the Weddell Sea Expedition are hoping to find the wreckage of Shackleton's vessel Endurance.
Hidden carvings found at Scottish cathedral
Dec 30, 2018Conservationists have uncovered stone carvings dating back 600 years on the tomb of a medieval bishop.
Man sets off on Atlantic crossing in a barrel
VIDEO Dec 27, 2018Frenchman Jean-Jacques Savin is hoping to cross the Atlantic using nothing but the current to propel him.
Parrot orders shopping using Amazon Alexa
VIDEO Dec 18, 2018A parrot named Rocco has been driving his owner up the wall by ordering items using Amazon's voice assistant.
'Giant squirrel' claim turns out to be a mistake
Dec 9, 2018A photograph of an eastern fox squirrel alleged to be a whopping 2ft tall has been raising eyebrows recently.
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