For the first time ever a species of bacteria has been found that can break down common plastics.
A newly discovered species of spider in Australia spends most of its time hunting in freshwater streams.
The discovery of what look like clouds on Pluto has reignited the debate over its dwarf planet status.
The find could make it possible to slow down or even prevent our hair from going grey as we get older.
Paleontologists have revealed the discovery of one of the world's largest ever Jurassic fossil sites.
A previously undiscovered species of monitor lizard has been found on the Pacific island of Mussau.
Scientists have created a new type of data storage that can keep information safe for billions of years.
A type of insect that looked very much like a modern butterfly was common during the Jurassic period.
The major discovery is likely to usher in a whole new era of astronomy over the next few decades.
Astronomers have identified what is believed to be the largest solar system ever discovered.
Astronomers in the US believe that there could be a large undiscovered planet in our own solar system.
A computer programme in the US has succeeded in finding the largest prime number ever discovered.
Authorities have announced an excavation of the mysterious lost city following its discovery last year.
Archaeologists have discovered a well-preserved Bronze Age settlement at a quarry in Cambridgeshire.
Scientists have finally discovered the spot where Apollo 16's S-IVB rocket stage impacted on the moon.
The 500-year-old remains of a convicted pirate have been unearthed beneath a school in Edinburgh.
Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has promised to disclose information about UFOs if she is elected.
Scientists have discovered that some species of sea spider have been growing to abnormally large sizes.
Scientists have discovered a bizarre new species of shark that has been given an even more bizarre name.
Scientists have discovered the region of the brain responsible for determining human intelligence.