A major new study has revealed how cats went from wild animals to one of mankind's closest friends.
Today marks the 55th anniversary of the escape of three men from the 'inescapable' Alcatraz prison.
The incredibly well-preserved hatchling is believed to date back 99 million years to the Cretaceous Era.
Archaeologists have discovered the site of the Fugan Temple which was built around 1,000 years ago.
Data collected by the Curiosity rover has suggested that Mars could have supported life for a very long time.
Astronomers have picked up the gravitational waves produced by the merging of two distant black holes.
Palaeontologists in Russia have discovered a huge new sea creature that lived 130 million years ago.
They may be giants of the deep today, but blue whales only gained their huge size 2-3 million years ago.
80 years on from the disaster, the exact cause of the inferno that destroyed the airship remains unclear.
Derek McLennan earned almost $2.6 million after unearthing a horde of 10th-century Viking artefacts.
The mysterious star has been puzzling astronomers for years due to its erratic, inexplicable behavior.
A 'cold spot' that has puzzled scientists for years could be the point where two universes collided.
Astronomers have been analyzing the atmosphere of a Neptune-sized planet located 430 light years away.
Far from being a modern phenomenon, antibiotic-resistant microbes have existed for millions of years.
A stone tablet discovered 100 years ago in Babylon may confirm the existence of the Tower of Babel.
A fossil found in China has finally been formally identified after more than a quarter of a century.
The US Air Force's mysterious space plane has landed in Florida after spending nearly two years in orbit.
Scientists at NASA have been drawing up plans for the demolition of the International Space Station.
A beach that was stripped of its sand three decades ago has suddenly been restored to its former glory.
Scientists have indicated that we may need to make some major dietary changes over the coming years.