Scientists have found evidence that a prehistoric species of human was still alive relatively recently.
A remarkable new find has suggested that the Romans may have visited North America 2,000 years ago.
The dream of flying your own car through the clouds has taken another important step towards reality.
Researchers have identified what could be two new large planets in the outer reaches of our solar system.
NASA has released breathtaking new images of Pluto's surface taken by the New Horizons probe.
The man who successfully hijacked an airliner in 1971 might have been a missing grocery store manager.
New evidence suggests that the Freemasons were heavily involved in the investigation in to the disaster.
Blue Origin has beaten SpaceX in the race to build a rocket that can launch and then return to the Earth.
An extremely rare and unusual type of sea creature has been found washed up on a beach in Queensland.
Astronomers have discovered a dwarf planet located three times further away from the sun than Pluto.
A distant galaxy cluster is home to the most powerful explosion to have occurred since the Big Bang.
When Luis Ortiz went to the doctor with a headache he was confronted with some rather unsettling news.
Researchers have managed to record the first ever footage of one of the world's most elusive whales.
Our ability to make a fist and strike an opponent with sizable force might be an evolutionary trait.
Wildlife authorities in the 1950s attempted a unique solution to the problem of beaver overpopulation.
A new science video has been exploring what might become of our species over the next few centuries.
The latest discovery on pluto has revealed that the dwarf planet is pockmarked with small round pits.
Our tendency to not get enough sleep at night is seemingly not an exclusively modern phenomenon.
Space agencies from both countries are hoping to work together to eventually build a lunar settlement.
The events of the hit Roland Emmerich disaster movie may actually become a reality in the coming decades.