A neuroscientist has identified a previously unknown part of the brain that appears to be unique to humans.
Palaeontologists have discovered the fossil remains of a huge Triassic-era relative of modern mammals.
An aircraft with no moving parts has successfully flown a distance of 60 meters using 'ionic wind' technology.
For thousands of years, termites have been constructing a vast network of mounds in northeastern Brazil.
Today marks the 20th birthday of one of mankind's greatest achievements - the International Space Station.
Motorists were left perplexed when they spotted the animal on the road in the middle of a snow storm.
More than 650 people gathered in Colorado this month to promote the idea that our planet is as flat as a pancake.
A parrot with the uncanny ability to replicate the sound of a fire alarm prompted an emergency call-out recently.
The futuristic X-59 will be able to travel at supersonic speeds without producing a deafening sonic boom.
NASA has shared an image of a distant galaxy cluster that looks quite a bit like the iconic Star Trek vessel.
The FBI has used 3D-printing to recreate the decoy heads used by three men to escape Alcatraz prison.
On November 16th 1974, the Arecibo Observatory sent a message of greeting towards globular star cluster M13.
An experimental nuclear fusion reactor in China has achieved a temperature six times hotter than the Sun.
For the first time ever, scientists have found an impact crater beneath one of the Earth's continental ice sheets.
It may soon be possible to do away with the remote altogether and change channels using only your mind.
Two divers came across something extraordinary during a recent excursion off the coast of New Zealand.
It turns out that Pinocchio was wrong - your nose doesn't grow when you lie, it actually gets colder and shrinks.
Scientists have used satellite data to map out the terrain hidden beneath the ice of the southernmost continent.
The haunting musical creation was algorithmically produced to celebrate 5,000 Martian sunrises.
Motorists this week were met with the unusual spectacle of dozens of salmon swimming across a highway.