Symbols found at Gobekli Tepe seem to confirm that a comet struck the Earth in the year 10,950 B.C.
The residents of Wharram Percy once burnt the bodies of the deceased to stop them turning in to zombies.
The giant two-legged carnivores of the Cretaceous had more than just big teeth and jaws in their arsenal.
Matthew Mitchell was rushed to hospital after being bitten by a deadly funnel-web spider in Australia.
The cave, though previously looted of its scrolls, is the first to be discovered in more than 60 years.
Almost a century ago, 21 people were killed in Boston by a deadly and destructive tidal wave of syrup.
The futuristic-sounding device is designed to combat the threat posed by cheap unmanned aerial drones.
If an astronaut dies in space, could their body eventually go on to spread microbes to other planets ?
Father-of-two Max Spiers was found dead back in June after going to Poland to give a talk about UFOs.
Scientists have criticized news reports claiming that the world's largest coral reef had 'passed away'.
A selection of never-before-seen Dead Sea Scroll fragments have been published in two new books.
It's a sad day for conservationists as the last known Rabbs' tree frog has died in captivity in Atlanta.
A video of a familiar looking groundsman at Graceland has sparked rumors that the King is not dead.
Joanne Barnaby had been picking mushrooms when she encountered a deadly and persistent adversary.
A rare condition called Walking Corpse Syndrome leaves sufferers feeling as though they are zombies.
Using DNA testing, scientists have identified at least three of the deadly reptiles in Florida's swamps.
A groundbreaking new trial is aiming to find a way to regenerate the brains of clinically dead patients.
The deadly drop opened up in the back garden of an unoccupied bungalow while it was being surveyed.
A terrifying new species of crocodile known as Machimosaurus rex has been unearthed in the Sahara.
Dog owners from West Yorkshire are celebrating the arrival of two cloned puppies costing almost $100,000.