Catherine Moreau had been watching a movie during a routine flight when she felt something on her leg.
For the first time, trees have been observed undergoing changes at night that can be likened to sleep.
According to scientists, Chimborazo in Ecuador is actually quite a bit taller than Mount Everest.
Emma Morano is believed to be the only remaining person on Earth to have been born during the 1800s.
According to reports, several dozen individuals have been killed by lightning strikes in just two days.
After years of poaching, the world's population of northern white rhinos has been reduced to three.
Scooby Doo's famous van made an impromptu visit to a home in Minneapolis–Saint Paul on Friday morning.
A bipedal robot known as MARLO is able to traverse uneven terrain and objects in its path with ease.
New research has revealed evidence that King Tut's tomb may have been intended for someone else.
A strange circular pocket of super-salty water has been discovered 3,300ft below the surface of the sea.
An 'impossibly rare' violet diamond has been found within the depths of Australia’s remote Argyle mine.
Dr Aubrey de Grey maintains that the first person to live for hundreds of years has already been born.
A chaotic pattern of scour marks in the Tyuleniy Archipelago has been photographed by a NASA satellite.
The impressive gold-coated mirror of the James Webb Space Telescope has been revealed in all its glory.
Scientists have been using a diving robot to recover valuables from a famous 17th century shipwreck.
Scientists have been exploring ambitious new ways to effectively cool, rather than to warm up the planet.
Stephen Hawking's theory of energy being emitted by a black hole may finally earn him a Nobel Prize.
Scientists have been coming up with new ideas to explain how the controversial propulsion system works.
A new study has suggested that the dinosaurs had already been dying out long before the asteroid hit.
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has picked up particles of dust originating from outside our solar system.