Arthur Lampitt discovered that the bizarre object had been embedded in his left arm for over 51 years.
Amy Jones discovered a message warning her that there was something sinister behind a locked door.
The 3,600-year-old Nebra sky disc may have enabled ancient farmers to keep track of the seasons.
An ancient encampment discovered near the prehistoric monument could rewrite British history.
NASA's Kepler space telescope has made its first discovery since being crippled by a technical fault.
Scientists have discovered a strange new species of fish living 8,143 meters below the ocean's surface.
Archaeologists have been excavating a gigantic burial site containing up to one million mummies.
NASA's exploratory rover has discovered mysterious 'belches' of methane gas on the surface of Mars.
Rosetta has discovered that the water on comet 67P is different to the water that we have here on Earth.
Palaeontologists have identified a rabbit-sized horned dinosaur that was a relative of Triceratops.
A Russian scientist has identified a huge asteroid that crosses the Earth's orbit every three years.
NASA is trying to determine the origins of a strange circular feature in the Athabasca region of Mars.
Researchers found the arachnids within less than a single square mile of the Xishuangbanna rainforest.
An engraving found on a fossilized shell is believed to have been made over 430,000 years ago.
An incredible stick insect measuring up to 54cm long has been found by researchers in Vietnam.
The mysterious ancient computer is now thought to date back to somewhere around 200 BC.
A remote-controlled submarine has discovered that the ice is a lot thicker in some places than expected.
Curiosity has located a ledge of rocks that could hold important clues about the origins of the planet.
Rosetta's companion lander made the discovery after sampling and analyzing the comet's atmosphere.
The animal was found to have a rare deformity that resulted in a single unicorn-like antler.