A worryingly large rift in one of the Antarctic's biggest ice shelves has been continuing to grow.
A newly discovered species of seagull-like bird lived at a time when the Arctic was as warm as Florida.
A peculiar 151-mile-wide anomaly is believed to lie beneath a region of Antarctica known as Wilkes Land.
A particular large Australian fur seal was seen this week wandering up a street and climbing on to cars.
Some young meat-eating dinosaurs lost their teeth as they grew up and ended up becoming plant-eaters.
A team at the CERN facility near Geneva, Switzerland have been experimenting with antihydrogen atoms.
Researchers at the University of Bristol have found cooking pot fragments dating back over 10,000 years.
A giant bipedal robot that looks like something out of the movie 'Avatar' has been unveiled this month.
Vast quantities of mackerel and pilchard have washed up along the shore for the second time this month.
Two new studies have revealed that the dwarf planet Ceres is home to significant quantities of water ice.
A new technique has succeeded in increasing the life span of a mouse by reprogramming some of its cells.
A large hole in the King Baudoin ice shelf has challenged what we know of the East Antarctic ice sheet.
Astronomers have observed strong winds and changing cloud cover on an alien planet for the first time.
Madcap inventor Colin Furze has created a replica of the giant Imperial war machine outside his house.
Scientists have been attempting to work out how long it will take for us to gain an extra hour per day.
An artificial intelligence is learning how to anticipate what is going to happen in the next few seconds.
The Apollo 11 astronaut fell ill just after becoming the oldest person ever to visit the South Pole.
A new species of the mysterious arapaima has been discovered in the remote backwaters of the Amazon.
British swimmer Ben Hooper has embarked on a seemingly impossible feat of strength and endurance.
Swiss food giant Nestle has found a way to reduce sugar in chocolate by 40% without affecting the taste.