An impending water shortage in the United Arab Emirates has called for a rather extraordinary solution.
It has been revealed that the controversial operation will no longer involve patient Valery Spiridonov.
One of the largest ever species of plant-eating dinosaur has been discovered at a museum in Switzerland.
A young solar system located a mere 10 light years away appears to be remarkably similar to our own.
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured a series of impressive new photos during its death-defying dive.
Scientists have announced the discovery of a freezing Earth-mass world 13,000 light years away.
Fascinating new footage has emerged online showing an entire field engulfed by a huge expanse of cobwebs.
Researchers have made a new discovery in relation to one of Antarctica's most unusual natural features.
A large terrestrial planet located 40 light years away could be the perfect place to search for ET.
A team of researchers have located a live colony of huge prehistoric molluscs in the Philippines.
The remains of five former Archbishops of Canterbury have been unearthed under a medieval parish church.
New research has shown that elephants possess a level of self-understanding that is rare in animals.
The substantial cash prize has already prompted quite a buzz in Ohio where a new photograph has emerged.
The aim will be to drill all the way down through the Earth's crust for the first time in history.
A plan to pump cold water on to coral reefs to stop bleaching has been met with significant criticism.
A new facility for archiving some of the world's most important documents has opened in the Arctic.
Scientists have come up with a new type of sieve that could bring clean drinking water to millions.
An unexplained explosion has been discovered in the deepest X-ray image of our universe ever taken.
The giant two-legged carnivores of the Cretaceous had more than just big teeth and jaws in their arsenal.
An unknown individual in Stevenage, UK has been planting trees on a town green under cover of darkness.