Gladiatorial combat often saw participants pitted against wild beasts as well as human combatants.
One of the largest species of squid in the world has been filmed in the Atlantic (although it is just a baby).
If you've ever wanted to roam around the forests as a cryptozoological hominid, now you can.
Dr. Konstantin Borisov believes that he has pinpointed the whereabouts of Adam and Eve's biblical paradise.
Once, long ago in Earth's distant past, the planet's oceans may have turned a rather unusual color.
Despite being hailed as the world's first 'computer', the intricate device may not have been very reliable to use.
New findings concerning dark energy could indicate what might happen to the universe in the very distant future.
People on the island of Antigua are disappearing without a trace and nobody has been able to figure out why.
Known as 'bodyoids', these Frankenstein-esque creations could help to solve donor organ shortages.
In a remarkable achievement, the algae was brought back to life as though nothing had happened to it.
Known as Prototaxites, these giant fossilized structures have long proven impossible to properly categorize.
NASA's Curiosity rover has found the longest chain carbon molecules to date on the surface of Mars.
Does a Google Earth satellite image of a door in Antarctica really show an entrance to a secret base ?
Declassified CIA documents seem to suggest that the enigmatic artifact was discovered in the 1980s.
Antarctica is essentially an entire lost continent with a potential treasure trove of archaeology hidden underneath.
An e-mail sent from the base describes a 'threat' from within in the form of a staff member who threatened to kill another.
A new image has emerged showing what appears to be a 'hump' just under the surface of the water.
Scientists aiming to bring back the woolly mammoth have modified mice to make them more resistant to the cold.
James Howells' former partner accidentally threw away a hard drive of bitcoin now worth hundreds of millions.
The signals have been inexplicably traced back to a galaxy that has been dormant for billions of years.