Scientists have identified the genes that enable these aquatic mammals to live in excess of 200 years.
Curiosity has located a ledge of rocks that could hold important clues about the origins of the planet.
The dungeon in which Vlad the Impaler was imprisoned by the Turks has been found at Tokat Castle.
A mischevious monkey turned out to be an unwitting Robin Hood in India's Shimla region at the weekend.
By understanding how lizards regrow tissue it may be possible to enable the same process in humans.
A farmer may hold the key to the disappearance of Victorian pilot Fred Valentich in October 1978.
Is it possible for apes to speak English like in the new 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' movie ?
A newspaper photograph of Earhart's plane taken in 1937 could hold the key to her disappearance.
The periodic reversal of the Earth's magnetic field may play a key role in mass extinction events.
Scientists may be able to alter our genes to make the human colonization of other planets more viable.
Crash-test cameras mounted on cars could be the key to proving that the Tasmanian tiger still survives.
Rickey Waggoner miraculously escaped death when his Bible stopped two bullets from penetrating his chest.
Scientists have managed to enable one monkey to control the movements of a second 'avatar' monkey.
Prime Minister John Key offered a formal response to a particularly strange Open Information Act request.
Scientists believe that our slow metabolic rate is the key to explaining our relative longevity.
Iran's space program took another firm step forwards this week as a second monkey was flown in to space.
Two marble statues associated with the recently discovered 'Gate to Hell' cave have been unearthed.
The key to explaining why some dinosaurs were so big may lie in the structure of their bones and joints.
Scientists are attempting to learn the secret to immortality through an enzyme found in lobsters.
Marcel Jr. was one of the last surviving witnesses to the debris recovered during the Roswell incident.