The secret behind the carnivorous plant's success is its ability to count how many times it is touched.
Scientists have identified a protein in breast milk that could help in the fight against superbugs.
The alleged success could mean that plans to perform a human head transplant in 2017 are still on track.
NASA's Curiosity rover has photographed a huge wall of sand on the edge of the Martian desert.
A peculiar picture, which shows what looks like a figure walking on the clouds, has gone viral online.
The gargantuan reptile, which measured 37 meters in length, was recently unearthed in Argentina.
A prominent paleoanthropologist has suggested that we may eventually develop gills and live underwater.
A terrifying new species of crocodile known as Machimosaurus rex has been unearthed in the Sahara.
Scientists have been creating human-animal hybrids to help meet the growing demand for donor organs.
A new analysis of a video taken 8 years ago has suggested an alternative explanation for the sighting.
Military officials have been conducting an investigation after the objects fell from the sky on Saturday.
Despite being around for almost two centuries, Jonathan the Aldabra giant tortoise is still going strong.
Like modern birds, dinosaurs were no strangers to putting on a show to attract the opposite sex.
A prehistoric species of giant ape went extinct because it couldn't adapt to its changing environment.
Four unidentified objects were caught on camera over the Chilean capital a few days before Christmas.
Scientists have discovered that some species of sea spider have been growing to abnormally large sizes.
An underwater camera has picked up rare footage of a large squid in the waters of Japan's Toyama Bay.
Scientists have discovered a bizarre new species of shark that has been given an even more bizarre name.
Scientists have been developing bionic eyes that work independently of a person's own ocular system.
British legislation states that it is illegal to wear a full suit of armor in the Houses of Parliament.