An exceptionally well-preserved Roman neighborhood has been unearthed in south-eastern France.
This month marks four decades since NASA's two pioneering spacecraft headed off to visit the gas giants.
An unseen individual in India has been reportedly going around cutting braids of hair off women's heads.
14-year-old Yana Tamocheva went missing while picking berries in Siberia's remote Krasnoyarsk region.
Until recently, maps and atlases were plagued by non-existent islands, mountain ranges and countries.
Scientists have found evidence of a huge, hulking semi-flightless swan that went extinct 500 years ago.
Videos and pictures of an alleged UFO over Cornwall have turned out to be part of a promotional exercise.
Marine researcher Marianne Nyegaard has identified the first new species of sunfish in over 130 years.
Contrary to the plot of Jurassic Park, a rampaging Tyrannosaurus rex wouldn't actually move very fast.
A new study has revealed the amazing way in which fire ants cling together to form living towers.
Former NASA engineer Mark Rober has created a super-powerful water gun capable of firing at 243mph.
One of the largest icebergs in recorded history has broken away from the world's southernmost continent.
In a world-first, China has succeeded in using quantum entanglement to send data to a satellite.
Palaeontologists have been studying the remains of a crocodile-like land predator from the Jurassic era.
Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is aiming to scale up its manned space exploration program.
The world's most famous unmanned submersible has made a triumphant return from its maiden voyage.
The hacktivist group has suggested that NASA may be on the verge of making a very important announcement.
Italian neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero has managed to sever and reconnect the spinal cords of nine mice.
When it comes to extremely long-lived life forms, trees and plants beat animals hands down every time.
A new piece of intelligent software is being developed that can predict how long you have left to live.