Its one of the most popular horror novels of all time but what was the inspiration behind Frankenstein ?
The victims of Pompeii would have died from the intense heat rather than through suffocation.
After much deliberation the courts have still to come to a verdict on the infamous "Jesus box".
A decorative gunpowder gourd is thought to contain the dried blood of French King Louis XVI.
An expedition has confirmed the existence of a crater in Egypt discovered on Google Earth.
A video showing a dark object flashing across the sky has generated quite a buzz in the UFO community.
NASA's deputy administrator has said that the Moon still has a role to play in the agency's plans.
Today's generation could learn a thing or two about raising a child from our ancient ancestors.
Chuck Sambuchino has raised eyebrows this week with his rather peculiar book "How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack."
According to a new book the Titanic sunk due to a basic steering blunder rather than from not seeing the iceberg.
Nick Redfern explores some rather unusual psychological warfare tactics by the US military in the 1950s.
A 3,300 year old bust of the Egyptian Queen Nefertiti has revealed evidence of alteration to correct flaws.
A variety of skink has gone from laying eggs to live births giving scientists a unique glimpse of change in action.
A new order of service has generated significant controversy by rendering God genderless.
A peculiar elongated crater on the surface of Mars that doesn't fit with standard models has left astronomers baffled.
Astronomer Seth Shostak believes that we should be looking out for signs of an extraterrestrial artificial intelligence.
A new university study has suggested that mammoths died out due to dwindling grasslands rather than being hunted.
A new discovery has revealed what could be the real-life inspiration behind the Victor Hugo character Quasimodo.
New research has revealed that triceratops may have simply been a younger version of another dinosaur.
A team will revisit the Titanic next month and generate a 3-dimensional map of the entire wreckage.