Today marks the 20th birthday of one of mankind's greatest achievements - the International Space Station.
Known as The Earth BioGenome Project (EBP), the international endeavour is expected to take ten years.
Researchers from Florida International University have identified the first new species of crocodile in 85 years.
22-year-old Brock Meister from Indiana managed to survive having his skull detach completely from his spine.
After growing them for 66 years, Shridhar Chillal has taken the decision to donate his nails to a museum.
Scientists have come up with an alternative explanation for the peculiar orbits of some distant objects.
NASA's Juno probe has been revealing more about Jupiter's internal structure than ever before.
Scientists may have found an alternative explanation for the strange sounds heard by diplomats in Havana.
Rather than being discontinued, the International Space Station could be turned in to a commercial venture.
The DNA of microbes found on the International Space Station has been sequenced in space for the first time.
The iconic monster earned the top spot in the poll which included several of the UK's most enduring enigmas.
Nail artist Ayanna Williams has fingernails so long that when combined they measure more than 18ft.
Breanna Hernandez and her family captured the mysterious image on their home CCTV security system.
74-year-old Khim Hang married the animal believing it to be the reincarnation of her deceased husband.
Scientists at NASA have been drawing up plans for the demolition of the International Space Station.
Adriana Irene Macias Hernandez has earned a new world record by lighting 11 candles in 60 seconds.
The mesentery is found inside the digestive system and has only now been identified as a single organ.
A shaggy object covered from top to bottom in barnacles has washed up on Muriwai Beach in Auckland.
A new study has suggested that we are perhaps not quite as eternally optimistic as is generally believed.
Joanne Barnaby had been picking mushrooms when she encountered a deadly and persistent adversary.