Satellite images have revealed the existence of a lake of molten rock on the British island of Mount Michael.
A sword discovered 30 years ago in a cave has turned out to be a lot more significant than previously thought.
Scientists have determined that Europa's ocean may be more like the Earth's oceans than previously thought.
According to a new study, many planets in the so-called habitable zone can only support single-celled organisms.
Astronomers have found a planet with an atmosphere in a region that was thought to be hostile to such worlds.
Researchers at the Wolong National Nature Reserve in China have photographed a totally white giant panda.
A lock of hair thought to belong to Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci is set to undergo DNA testing.
The whale, which was spotted off the coast of Norway, is thought to have escaped from a Russian military facility.
Scientists have discovered an ancient footprint in Chile that is thought to date back around 15,600 years.
It turns out that there are many times more marine viruses in the world's oceans than previously thought.
Researchers have captured footage of a remarkable, previously unseen type of jellyfish deep beneath the sea.
An intriguing new mind-reading device could prove invaluable for people who have lost the ability to speak.
A young woman in Taiwan who complained of a swollen eye was found to have small bees under her eyelid.
Scientists have discovered what is thought to be the oldest known person with this rare congenital condition.
New computer models have indicated that large asteroids are much tougher than anyone had expected.
A new study has revealed that our planet's atmosphere extends further in to space than was previously believed.
A gigantic species of bee thought to have gone extinct has been discovered alive and well on a remote island.
Vast mountains that could be taller than Mt Everest are thought to exist hundreds of miles beneath the ground.
In January 2015, a young boy who fell through the ice of a frozen lake was revived almost an hour later.
It may soon be possible to do away with the remote altogether and change channels using only your mind.