Scientists have made a discovery that could push back the emergence of life further than ever before.
ESA's ambitious 'Moon village' plan could see humans living on the lunar surface within 25 years.
A 'hot Jupiter' world situated 1,400 light years away reflects so little light that it appears pitch black.
The species, which has long teetered on the edge of extinction, is finally starting to make a comeback.
A new breeding program is aiming to bring back a species of giant tortoise that died out 150 years ago.
UK Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has outlined how health care is likely to change over the next decade.
Two extremely powerful solar flares erupted from a large sunspot on the Sun's surface yesterday.
Named 'Ruby', the intriguing pink-hued delicacy is the first new type of chocolate in 80 years.
A new supermassive black hole has been discovered 200 light years from the center of our galaxy.
To date, The Australian Skeptics have yet to see conclusive proof of psychic or paranormal powers.
Researchers have discovered hundreds of new plant and animal species in the Amazon over the last few years.
An Australian researcher may have finally solved the mystery of what happened to La Perouse 230 years ago.
New data from Cassini has suggested that Saturn's rings may only be around 100 million years old.
Palaeontologists have discovered an enormous Ichthyosaurus specimen in a German museum collection.
Relatively little is known about the iconic species which was wiped out by humans over 350 years ago.
The Ancient Babylonians had known about Pythagoras' theorem over 1,000 years before he was even born.
Scientists have identified an extinct species of mini-dolphin that lived over 30 million years ago.
The wreckage of a cruiser sank by a Japanese submarine 70 years ago has finally been discovered.
A radio station in Russia has been broadcasting a mysterious signal non-stop for more than 35 years.
Two priceless candlesticks that went missing years ago have suddenly turned up again in plain sight.