Scientists believe that an early human ancestor discovered 40 years ago died after falling out of a tree.
Scientists in Australia have identified a tiny marsupial lion which went extinct 18 million years ago.
The discovery of an Earth-like world around Proxima Centauri has spurred on efforts to send a probe there.
A Bosnian pine tree located in Greece has been identified as the oldest living tree on the continent.
Mammoths could be granted a special protected status to stop their tusks being used as an ivory source.
The previously unidentified species would have thrived in sub-arctic marine waters 25 million years ago.
Scientists have allegedly discovered a potentially habitable planet within a neighboring star system.
These carnivorous ocean-dwellers are now thought to be the longest-lived vertebrates on the planet.
A strange object spotted beyond the orbit of Neptune appears to be going around the sun in reverse.
The man responsible for the infamous hoaxed skull has finally been exposed more than 100 years later.
The final resting place of a missing boat called the Darlwyne has been located after five decades.
Scientists have identified a whole new species of whale following years of stories from local fishermen.
A huge space rock almost half a mile wide has the potential to hit our planet within the next 200 years.
The summit of Mount Halti could be gifted to Finland to celebrate 100 years of independence from Russia.
It has now been 25 years since Steve Feltham dedicated his life to hunting down the Loch Ness Monster.
The unseasonably warmer weather appears to be having an adverse effect on the Siberian permafrost.
It turns out that it will take centuries for scientists to discover all the different species of trees.
Scientists have identified water clouds around a brown dwarf star that is 7.2 light years from the Earth.
A computer software bug has potentially rendered over a decade's worth of brain studies totally void.
The newly discovered exoplanet experiences days lasting up to 140 Earth-years thanks to its trio of suns.