A renewed hunt for Earth-like worlds has yielded a haul of 95 previously undiscovered extrasolar planets.
Someone has been hanging underpants out across a village square in France and nobody seems to know why.
The massive animal was filmed standing on its hind legs to grab food scraps out of a dumpster in Hong Kong.
The space rock known as 'Oumuamua is thought to have been tumbling around chaotically for billions of years.
A new expedition is set to investigate an unexplored ecosystem hidden beneath a huge Antarctic iceberg.
The way our ancestors hunted prey may have given them a significant advantage over the Neanderthals.
Giant Sultan Kosen from Turkey was pictured with tiny Jyoti Amge from India in front of the Pyramids this week.
The car giant's futuristic approach to law enforcement wouldn't look out of place in a RoboCop movie.
Scientists have identified an area of Australia that broke away from North America 1.7 billion years ago.
An acoustic tractor beam could make it possible to levitate large objects within the not-too-distant future.
Scientists may have finally determined what caused vast numbers of saiga antelopes to die back in 2015.
An acrylic painting purchased from an antique store has earned itself something of a haunted reputation.
A new study by researchers in China has put forward a novel new way of tackling the problem of space junk.
The ice, which is thought to descend almost 330ft, could help to support a future manned presence on Mars.
The giant burrowing bat not only flew, but also scurried around on the forest floor looking for food.
Lieutenant Norishige Kanai has grown so much while in space that he may no longer fit in the Soyuz capsule.
There has been a distinct reduction in the level of ozone-destroying chemicals in the Earth's atmosphere.
A new competition has been launched to help develop animal-like drones powered by directed-energy beams.
The ridiculously long number, like all prime numbers, can only be divided by either itself or by one.
Researchers have identified what is thought to be the earliest known example of a physical practical joke.