Scientists have discovered massive undersea rivers flowing along the bottom of the world's oceans.
An octopus credited with predicting the World Cup results has become a sensation in Germany.
Hoping to take over from He Pingping who died this year Huang Kaiquan is on track to be crowned world's smallest man.
The Leaning Tower of Pisa has attracted tourists from all over the world, but what is the story behind it ?
A cave system near Sydney is going to be the first in the world to offer tours spoken in Klingon.
Salesman have used declining oxygen levels as an excuse to sell oxygen supplements - but how much truth is there to it ?
Divers have found the world's oldest known drinkable champagne in a shipwreck from the 1780s in the Baltic Sea.
Two British researchers have developed the world's first set of bionic legs that allow paraplegics to walk again.
Scientists have discovered what is thought to be the world's oldest doodle - a spiral shape carved in to a rock.
A 29-million-year-old skull has indicated that apes and Old World monkeys diverged far later than thought.
Astronomers have spotted an unusual planet that's size and position in relation to its star is baffling.
Scientists have discovered what is believed to be the world's largest dinosaur graveyard.
Scientists have expressed concern over the way in which climate change is affecting how the world's oceans function.
A 5,500 year-old leather shoe has been discovered in a cave in Armenia and is the oldest leather shoe ever found.
The world's best-preseved Roman gladiator graveyard has been unearthed in England.
An old radio at a World War 2 heritage centre has been picking up vintage broadcasts despite having no power.
Chef Tanys Pullin spent 90 hours carving a sculpture of a crown out of a gigantic half-ton block of cheddar cheese.
Philippe Croizon will attempt a world record by being the first person with no arms or legs to swim the English Channel.
The scientist who recently announced the creation of the world's first synthetic life has been accused of playing God.
Scientists in the US have announced the development of the world's first synthetic living cell.