New research has indicated that the huge stones were transported over both land and water.
What exactly causes the loud and incessant 'plink, plink, plink' sound that has kept millions awake at night ?
The launch of two new satellites in to orbit will enable scientists to study the evolution of our planet's climate.
The long-lost 300-year-old Spanish galleon was found with the help of an autonomous underwater vehicle.
In a rare case of natural selection in modern humans, the free-diving Bajau people have developed a larger spleen.
A strange new species of tardigrade, or 'water bear', has been discovered in a Japanese car park.
Scientists have developed a new type of water filter that can make even polluted seawater drinkable.
The 'Tolkienesque' landscape is made up of 26 underwater volcanoes buried beneath seabed sediment.
The ice, which is thought to descend almost 330ft, could help to support a future manned presence on Mars.
Scientists have managed to weigh how much water fell on Texas during the hurricane back in August.
The ancient Indus civilization had a novel solution to the lack of flowing water near its many villages.
Dark streaks on the Martian surface thought to be evidence of water may actually be little more than sand.
Planetary scientist Alan Stern has suggested that some civilizations may live below a planet's surface.
The remarkable agricultural breakthrough could help to feed millions of people over the coming decades.
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has identified the site of an ancient lake on the Red Planet's surface.
Footage uploaded on to Twitter today shows what looks like a crocodile in the waters of Chelsea Harbor.
Members of the gloomy octopus species have created their own underwater settlement dubbed 'Octlantis'.
Four of the seven planets in the Trappist-1 system are thought to be home to large amounts of water.
Located off the coast of Vanuatu, this unique post office allows you to send postcards underwater.
Astronomers have found an extrasolar world with what has been described as a 'glowing water atmosphere'.