The academic behind the discovery of the Higgs-Boson believes the particle may have been overhyped.
Visual and radar sightings of 'silver discs' have been reported near London's Gatwick Airport.
Some of the first ever footage of a live, healthy oarfish has been released by researchers.
A meeting of the secretive Bilderberg group this week has been met with suspicion and intrigue.
A futuristic type of new train that aims to cut journey times in half has been tested in Japan.
In a tragic accident a man from Texas was killed after running in to a beehive with his tractor.
For the first time scientists have been able to take a close-up picture of the inside of an atom.
A 23-ton Lego model of a Star Wars X-Wing fighter has been unveiled at an event in New York.
$125,000 has been given to NASA for the development of a device capable of producing 3D printed food.
A potentially paranormal disturbance has been filmed on CCTV at the Wellington Indoor Market.
Claims that TV images show Pope Francis performing an exorcism have been denied by the Vatican.
Croatian researchers have been training honeybees to hunt down the location of unexploded landmines.
The largest Burmese python ever discovered in Florida has been captured and killed in the Everglades.
A team of scientists has been attempting to determine why penguins are unable to take to the skies.
A 505 million-year-old fossil has been named after its resemblance to film character Edward Scissorhands.
Two different invasive species of ant have been battling for dominance in the Southern United States.
An isolated reservoir untouched for up to 2.64 billion years has been found at a mine in Ontario.
Tantalising evidence of a possible lost city has been picked up by surveys conducted from the air.
The fossil remains of a new species of dolphin-like Cretaceous era sea reptile have been discovered.
Residents have been reporting aircraft doing loops over the city all night, every night for two weeks.