A daredevil free climber was spotted climbing up the outside of the Shard without any safety equipment.
The UK's Jodrell Bank Observatory has been formally recognized as a Unesco World Heritage Site.
For years, scientists have clashed over whether or not plants possess a form of conscious awareness.
The Pentagon has developed a device capable of identifying someone from their cardiac signature.
One Bali resident got the fright of his life when he discovered this strange critter on the ceiling of his home.
Palaeontologists have unearthed the fossil remains of a gargantuan condor 12 kilometers south of San Pedro.
Footage has emerged this week of an alleged 'poltergeist' causing havoc in a historic pub in England.
Harrowing footage shows the moment a tiger comes bolting out of the jungle after a speeding motorcycle.
A new $850 million drone-like lander will be venturing on to (and above) the surface of Saturn's enigmatic moon.
The Mississippi town of Pascagoula has placed a marker next to the river where two men were abducted by aliens.
A store selling musical instruments in Brighton, UK has been gaining something of a haunted reputation.
Scientists have captured footage of a huge cephalopod emerging from the gloom 750m below the surface.
NASA's long-lived Curiosity rover picked up the sudden and unexpected spike of methane on Wednesday.
Cory Nielsen spent three years putting together the impressive structure using 1,030,315 pennies.
Given that shipworms are typically known to chew through wood, the find came as something of a surprise.
A Pakistani minister was left red-faced after a cat filter was accidentally enabled on his Facebook livestream.
Gloria and Ian Davison had been visiting the Scottish Highlands when they spotted something in the loch.
Photographed by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the crater is unlike anything scientists have seen before.
A new type of nuclear fusion propulsion system could see spacecraft make it to Saturn in a matter of months.
The popular ride-hailing firm has revealed its ambitious vision of a future where road taxis are a thing of the past.