Self-taught rocket scientist 'Mad' Mike Hughes is hoping to reach 1,800ft in his own steam-powered rocket.
Astronomers are hoping to one day establish contact with an advanced extraterrestrial civilization.
Researchers studying Polish composer Frederic Chopin have finally solved the mystery of his death.
The world-famous physicist hopes that his doctorate will encourage people to 'look up at the stars'.
Elon Musk is hoping to land the first astronauts on the surface of Mars within as little as seven years.
Transport authorities in the United Arab Emirates are hoping to offer an autonomous flying taxi service.
A man in Edinburgh got the fright of his life on Tuesday when he found the reptile in his shopping.
Insect-based edibles are beginning to appear in shops after a recent revision of food safety laws.
The Mexican government is hoping to use specially trained dolphins to save the vaquita porpoise.
Stephen Hawking is hoping to send a space probe to a potentially habitable world around Alpha Centauri.
The Philadelphia-based company is hoping to bring brain-dead patients back to life using stem cells.
Improbable is the latest startup hoping to change the world by embracing virtual reality technology.
The remains of five former Archbishops of Canterbury have been unearthed under a medieval parish church.
Professor Neil Gemmell is hoping to acquire a DNA sample of the legendary Scottish lake monster.
Scientists are hoping to develop a mission to learn once and for all whether there is life on Europa.
Authorities in Wales are attempting to work out who chopped down hundreds of beech trees near Caerphilly.
Japan-based Team HAKUTO is the latest contender hoping to scoop Google's $20 million Lunar X-Prize.
Moon Express is hoping to be able to send people on trips to the Moon within as little as ten years.
One of Thomas Pesquet's first tasks aboard the space station wasn't quite what he was hoping for.
An anonymous do-gooder sent shoppers in to a frenzy when he showered them with bank notes on Saturday.