A giant sinkhole has provided something of a refuge for the coral during a time of significant decline.
For the first time ever, a method known as 'chemical surgery' has been used to fix a faulty human gene.
The man behind this month's doomsday prophecy has pushed the apocalypse back another few weeks.
New evidence has shed light on exactly how huge stone blocks were transported to the site of the pyramids.
Rumors of another apocalyptic collision with the mythical planet Nibiru have been circulating the Internet.
At the size of a beach ball, the monster-sized Beelzebufo ampinga was the largest frog that ever lived.
An unknown individual has been flushing thousands of euros down the toilet and nobody knows why.
The crew of six NASA astronauts has been living in a dome near one of Hawaii's largest volcanoes.
Scientists have been working to solve one of the most enduring maritime mysteries of the modern age.
US diplomats stationed in Cuba have recently been subjected to a series of mysterious 'health attacks'.
Elon Musk has followed up last month's teaser image with a full photo of the firm's new spacesuit design.
Named 'Ruby', the intriguing pink-hued delicacy is the first new type of chocolate in 80 years.
A new video has been released with never-before-seen footage and pictures of the secretive US base.
7-year-old Matilda Jones came across the 4-foot sword while paddling in Dozmary Pool on Bodmin Moor.
A new supermassive black hole has been discovered 200 light years from the center of our galaxy.
Known as a bryozoan, the alien-like creature has previously only been found east of the Mississippi River.
The final resting place of legendary Chinese playwright Tang Xianzu has been unearthed in Fuzhou.
A strange 'creature' made up of a tangle of black vines has been filmed thrashing around on the ground.
A new iTunes music track consisting of absolutely nothing at all has been steadily climbing the charts.
NASA and other agencies have been posting up photographs and videos of yesterday's total solar eclipse.