A plague of locusts of biblical proportions has been devouring vast swathes of crops across east Africa.
Palaeontologists have compared the feathers of a 120 million-year-old dinosaur to those of modern birds.
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered the mummy of a very large animal, most likely a lion or lioness.
Three supermassive black holes over a billion light years away are on an inescapable collision course.
The remarkable discovery has reignited the debate over which hominim species gave rise to modern humans.
The first and only sports car to have ever been launched into space has now traveled 763 million miles.
The billionaire founder of space tourism firm Virgin Galactic has commented on the UFO phenomenon.
1 million social media users who have pledged to storm the secretive base have been warned against doing so.
The only surviving original recordings of the Apollo 11 Moon landing are set to go up for auction next month.
A new $850 million drone-like lander will be venturing on to (and above) the surface of Saturn's enigmatic moon.
Cory Nielsen spent three years putting together the impressive structure using 1,030,315 pennies.
A new study has linked a 2.6 million-year-old supernova explosion with our ancestors' move to bipedalism.
Police in Las Vegas have made two arrests in connection with a lengthy scam involving bogus psychic services.
Blue Origin's billionaire founder has unveiled a new spacecraft designed to touch down on the Moon.
A remarkably well preserved millipede dating back 99 million years has been unearthed in Myanmar.
Palaeontologists unexpectedly came across fossil evidence of the creature in a museum drawer in Kenya.
New research has revealed just how dangerous tall, reflective buildings are to wild birds in large cities.
US defense bosses have requested $304 million to fund the research and development of orbital weapons.
A pint-sized relative of the tyrant lizard dating back 96 million years has been unearthed in North America.
Fossil spiders discovered in South Korea still have glowing eyes despite being over 110 million years old.