More than 2000 mice laced with painkillers have been airdropped by parachute from a helicopter over Guam.
The Nonhuman Rights Project has been battling to grant some species of animals 'legal personhood'.
Crocodiles and alligators have been observed using a special technique to lure and catch birds.
A completely new cat species known as the tigrina has been identified in northeastern Brazil.
Traces of an ancient wooden structure have been found within the sacred Mayadevi temple in Lumbini.
The 'comet of the century' didn't survive its close encounter with the sun and appears to have broken up.
A vast latrine dating back more than 240 million years has been discovered in Argentina.
Two men in Newfoundland have been credited with saving a shark from choking to death on a moose.
Awe-inspiring scenes such as the Grand Canyon have been found to invoke supernatural beliefs.
Archaeologists admit that they've been looking for clues in the wrong place for almost 100 years.
A large wine collection has been found in the ruins of a cellar dating back more than 3700 years.
A newly discovered dinosaur is believed to have been more than a match for the relatives of T. rex.
Sue Marshall had been hoovering when an almighty crash in her workshop alerted her to an unusual visitor.
A huge 26ft long magnapinna squid has been filmed by Shell from one of its submersible vehicles.
Two marble statues associated with the recently discovered 'Gate to Hell' cave have been unearthed.
A hotel in Sweden made entirely out of ice has been ordered to install alarms in case there is a fire.
With the discovery of the Higgs Boson, attentions have been turned towards a future successor to the LHC.
An incredibly rare species of ox that hasn't been seen for 14 years has turned up on a WWF camera trap.
Fossil skull fragments of a prehistoric species of large cat have been unearthed in the Himalayas.
A new 80 million-year-old relative of the Tyrannosaurus rex has been unearthed in southern Utah.