Scientists have been investigating where all the water in the atmosphere of Venus disappeared to.
A photograph showing what some claim to be a gigantic sea creature has been circulating the Internet.
Joanne Barnaby had been picking mushrooms when she encountered a deadly and persistent adversary.
A large 20-pound chunk of ancient butter has been retrieved from a peat bog by a farmer in Ireland.
A 470 million-year-old meteorite has turned out to be quite unlike any that have been found before.
Scientists have determined the processes which create spectacular lightning strikes during an eruption.
Ancient ruins that have lain hidden beneath the ground for centuries have been discovered in Cambodia.
A Colombian soldier had been on patrol when he accidentally fired a grenade launcher at his own head.
The dagger buried alongside the young pharaoh appears to have been more valuable than previously thought.
The long-sought final resting place of the Greek philosopher has been unearthed at a site in Macedonia.
Remarkable prehistoric structures made from stalagmites have been discovered inside a cave in France.
Carol Howarth was shocked to discover that a swarm of 20,000 bees had followed her car all the way home.
Batemans Bay in New South Wales has become so overrun that a state of emergency has been declared.
Swimmers have been urged to be on the lookout due to a rise in the number of blood-sucking sea lampreys.
Catherine Moreau had been watching a movie during a routine flight when she felt something on her leg.
For the first time, trees have been observed undergoing changes at night that can be likened to sleep.
Emma Morano is believed to be the only remaining person on Earth to have been born during the 1800s.
According to reports, several dozen individuals have been killed by lightning strikes in just two days.
After years of poaching, the world's population of northern white rhinos has been reduced to three.
New research has revealed evidence that King Tut's tomb may have been intended for someone else.