The wreckage of a cruiser sank by a Japanese submarine 70 years ago has finally been discovered.
Scientists have discovered how goldfish are able to survive for months in ice-covered ponds and lakes.
Scientists have uncovered what is now believed to be the largest volcanic region on the planet.
A mysterious object found in the surf on a beach in Westerly has been raising eyebrows this week.
The remarkably well-preserved fruitcake was left behind by Captain Scott's ill-fated expedition.
Palaeontologists have discovered the skull of what is thought to be mankind's earliest known ancestor.
The find brings the total number of distinct snake species in the British Isles from three to four.
An exceptionally well-preserved Roman neighborhood has been unearthed in south-eastern France.
Archaeologists working at the Angkor Wat temple complex have discovered a 12th-century statue.
Astronomers believe that they may have found, for the first time, a moon orbiting an extrasolar planet.
The extremely rare find is one of only a few examples of conjoined twins ever seen outside of humans.
An extraordinarily well-preserved lunch box has been discovered on Switzerland's Lotschberg mountain.
Marine researcher Marianne Nyegaard has identified the first new species of sunfish in over 130 years.
Archaeologists working near Borough Market have discovered a coffin dating back over 1,600 years.
Archaeologists have uncovered new writings by Hippocrates, the famed 'father of Western medicine'.
Archaeologists have discovered a mysterious tunnel underneath the ancient city's Pyramid of the Moon.
Today marks 70 years since the recovery of a 'flying disc' at a ranch near Roswell, New Mexico.
An unexpectedly high amount of the organic molecule has been found coming from Saturn's icy moon.
For the first time ever, scientists have observed two supermassive black holes orbiting one another.
NASA has played down the suggestion that it is on the verge of announcing the discovery of alien life.