A new body has been set up to help co-ordinate efforts to protect the Earth from apocalyptic asteroids.
A terrifying new species of crocodile known as Machimosaurus rex has been unearthed in the Sahara.
Recent rumors suggest that gravitational waves may have been directly detected for the first time.
Scientists have been creating human-animal hybrids to help meet the growing demand for donor organs.
Military officials have been conducting an investigation after the objects fell from the sky on Saturday.
Like modern birds, dinosaurs were no strangers to putting on a show to attract the opposite sex.
The 500-year-old remains of a convicted pirate have been unearthed beneath a school in Edinburgh.
A strange light filmed over the Australian capital is thought to have been a rare case of ball lightning.
A beach in Cornwall has been deluged by thousands of bright neon pink bottles over the last few days.
Hypnosis has been found to be a viable alternative to anesthesia for patients undergoing brain surgery.
Boston Dynamics' quadrupedal robot has been deemed too loud for use during actual military operations.
Jamie Ramsay has spent 17 months running from North to South America to raise money for charity.
The claim that an ancient mobile phone has been unearthed in Austria has been doing the rounds online.
Scientists have discovered that some species of sea spider have been growing to abnormally large sizes.
Scientists have discovered a bizarre new species of shark that has been given an even more bizarre name.
A huge 1,500-year-old Viking fishing village site has been unearthed during excavations at an airport.
Scientists have been developing bionic eyes that work independently of a person's own ocular system.
A potentially habitable terrestrial planet has been discovered in the relatively nearby Wolf 1061 system.
Festive revelers will be treated to a full moon this Christmas for the first time in almost four decades.
Researchers investigating claims of a gold-filled train in a hidden tunnel in Poland have come up empty.