A planetary defense exercise at the weekend ended up 'destroying' an area of Europe around 100km wide.
Archaeologists have unearthed a pottery shard that still bears the fingerprint of the person who made it.
It's arguably the world's most famous dinosaur, but just how many of these notorious carnivores were there ?
What if it were possible to hide from a hostile alien civilization by 'cloaking' the entire planet ?
Mankind's relentless and destructive influence has damaged just about every ecosystem on Earth.
Archaeologists have announced the discovery of a 3000-year-old city situated beneath the ancient capital.
Palaeontologists have unearthed the fossil remains of a new species of large, carnivorous dinosaur in Argentina.
A new study has suggested that lightning strikes may have provided the key ingredient needed for life.
Scientists have, for the first time, detected a hurricane taking place in the Earth's upper atmosphere.
Archaeologists have discovered a well-preserved 2,000-year-old chariot in the ruins of a wealthy Roman villa.
Palaeontologists have unearthed what is thought to be the oldest member of one of the largest dinosaur species.
Scientists believe that a historic reversal of the Earth's magnetic field may have proven catastrophic.
Scientists have extracted DNA from the teeth of mammoths that roamed the Earth 1.2 million years ago.
Astronomer Avi Loeb has spoken out on why he thinks intelligent aliens may not be visiting the Earth.
A man from Scotland is attempting to raise funds for a space mission to prove his flat Earther mates wrong.
Archaeologists have unveiled the remarkable discovery of 2,000-year-old Egyptian mummies with gold tongues.
Paleontologists in Argentina are in the process of unearthing a gargantuan, record-breaking dinosaur.
Archaeologists excavating a burial shaft have unearthed a 13ft scroll inscribed with a chapter from the book.
The 500-year-old statue of a woman unearthed in Mexico has a surprisingly familiar head ornamentation.
Palaeontologists have identified a new prehistoric sea creature that lived in what is now the English Channel.