The short-lived insects have embarked on their bi-annual flight, leaving streets and homes completely engulfed.
Frenchman Jean-Jacques Savin achieved the ambitious ocean crossing in his custom barrel-shaped capsule.
A new study has found that the Romans may have used 'metamaterials' to dampen the effects of earthquakes.
Space experts from several agencies failed to stop an asteroid fragment from wiping out New York City last week.
An ancient cemetery containing at least two sarcophagi has been discovered southeast of the Giza Pyramids.
Astrophysicists have detected the gravitational waves produced by a black hole colliding with a neutron star.
The veteran Apollo astronaut has called on the US government to hasten its efforts to colonize Mars.
A visitor to Hawaii's Kilauea volcano got more than he bargained for after climbing over the safety railings.
NASA is making preparations to study a large asteroid that is expected to pass within 19,000 miles of Earth.
A move to formalize the process of reporting UFOs will not result in details being released to the public.
A baby carpet python with a very unusual feature was found recently near the town of Humpty Doo.
A controversial viral video shows what one woman claims to be a ghost messing up her father's bed sheets.
The unexpected find represents the first ever evidence of Denisovans outside of Denisova Cave in Siberia.
A lock of hair thought to belong to Renaissance genius Leonardo da Vinci is set to undergo DNA testing.
An Indian military mountaineering expedition team photographed the mystery footprints in the Himalayas.
Motorists in Grand Haven, Michigan couldn't believe their luck this week as they scrambled to pick up the cash.
NASA, FEMA and other agencies will be responding to the simulated threat of an impending asteroid strike.
Senior officials are putting together new guidelines to help pilots and other personnel report UFO sightings.
The space agency's InSight lander has successfully picked up a seismic event on the Red Planet.
Despite their fearsome reputation, these monster sharks will always try to steer clear of one particular creature.