Researchers have found evidence of microbes surviving up to six miles beneath the Mariana Trench.
Astronomers have detected an atmosphere around GJ 1132b - a planet situated 39 light years away.
Douglas and Barbara Fink, who are from Canada, have won the lottery three times in the last 28 years.
Scientists have come up with a new type of sieve that could bring clean drinking water to millions.
Geologists have revealed the cataclysmic flooding that once separated the UK from the rest of Europe.
The space firm achieved a major milestone last night by relaunching a previously used rocket booster.
It may one day be possible for over-65s to visit a clinic every few years to receive a rejuvenation shot.
A catastrophic rise in temperature wiped out the vast majority of life on Earth 250 million years ago.
Footage of what appears to be an abnormally large chicken has gone viral after appearing on Twitter.
A skull belonging to what is thought to be an extinct species of giant polar bear has been discovered.
The US Air Force's mysterious space plane is on track to break the mission duration record of 674 days.
The groundbreaking find pushes back the evolution of complex life forms by another 400 million years.
One of the art world's most hotly debated mysteries may have finally been solved after 500 years.
The space agency has been given a set of ambitious new goals which include a manned mission to Mars.
A new radar technique has made it possible to locate a derelict spacecraft in orbit around the Moon.
An analysis of mammoth DNA has revealed that the species had become wracked with genetic disease.
This newly described species of penguin is thought to have walked the Earth over 60 million years ago.
It's a question that has puzzled mankind for years - how do you get every drop of sauce out of the bottle?
One of the world's rarest snakes has been sighted again for the first time in more than six decades.
Singleton Lynne Gollogly made the decision following years of failed attempts to find 'Mr Right'.