Dubious footage of a gigantic disc-shaped object filmed in Malaysia has gone viral online this week.
Scientists now believe that the Holocene epoch may have come to a close several decades ago.
The people of Cormorant, Minnesota have once again voted for a dog called Duke to be their mayor.
Vladimir Putin's new chief of staff Anton Vaino has come up with a very strange invention indeed.
A huge pearl weighing in excess of 34kg is set to be officially recognized as the largest of all time.
A new study has suggested that the inhabitants of Easter Island were not destroyed by warfare.
Mammoths could be granted a special protected status to stop their tusks being used as an ivory source.
Palaeontologists have unearthed a particularly impressive T. rex at Montana's Hell Creek Formation.
A rather unpleasant fate befell unsuspecting commuters driving in rush hour traffic earlier this month.
Archaeologists have unearthed evidence of a huge circle of timber posts just two miles from Stonehenge.
Russian and Korean scientists have made an important first step towards creating a live woolly mammoth.
Scientists have created a brand new type of super-metal by melting together titanium and gold.
Authorities were notified after a large black creature was spotted chasing deer in North West England.
Road safety authorities have created a model of a human being that has evolved to survive car accidents.
Scientists have identified two distant worlds which could be ideal places to look for alien life.
A mystery philanthropist known only as 'Benny' has been hiding $100 bills around town for people to find.
Shoppers in Thailand were left terrified when the huge reptile took up residence inside the shop.
Scientists have identified water clouds around a brown dwarf star that is 7.2 light years from the Earth.
The newly discovered exoplanet experiences days lasting up to 140 Earth-years thanks to its trio of suns.
The migratory pests could end up being turned in to bomb-detection systems for use in war zones.