A university professor in Arizona is working on a system that can translate animal noises in to English.
There has been a distinct reduction in the level of ozone-destroying chemicals in the Earth's atmosphere.
Upon first being diagnosed with motor neurone disease at 21, Hawking was given a mere 2 years to live.
A new competition has been launched to help develop animal-like drones powered by directed-energy beams.
Known as the ancient Beringians, this new group split from the founding population 20,000 years ago.
More than 200 years after his death, the mystery of J.P. Radan Muller's final resting place endures.
Dating back 150 million years, this prehistoric reptile is the oldest creature ever found in the region.
Back in 2014, two young girls tried to kill another girl because they believed it would appease Slender Man.
Scientists have identified a diverse group of organisms within fossils dating back 3.45 billion years.
The record-breaking achievement is thought to represent the longest ever gap between conception and birth.
The mission would involve traveling 4.3 light years at around ten per cent of the speed of light.
There are now fewer than 100 Sumatran rhinos left on Earth, but exactly who or what is responsible ?
Marine biologists have identified what could potentially be the world's oldest living vertebrate.
The ancient Indus civilization had a novel solution to the lack of flowing water near its many villages.
NASA has activated the iconic interstellar probe's backup thrusters for the first time in 37 years.
The new galaxies date back 13 billion years to a time shortly after the formation of the universe.
The arms of women who lived 7,000 years ago were stronger than those of today's elite Olympic rowers.
A new study has determined that relics from the creature are actually the remains of three bear species.
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is now thought to date back more than 1,700 years.
The skeletons, which include a one-year-old baby, were discovered by builders in Siberia 15 years ago.