The pruning of synaptic connections in the brain may be one of the primary reasons that we need sleep.
Scientists have revisited the classic Mary Shelley novel to find out what it teaches us about extinction.
Rosemary Brown was renowned for creating music with the help of deceased famous composers.
The Vatican is set to rule on the validity of a long history of Virgin Mary sightings in Bosnia.
The 1,500-year-old divination manuscript was once used to provide guidance or encouragement.
An ancient manuscript discovered at the British Library suggests that Jesus was married and had children.
The ship's dog aboard the doomed vessel that sank 500 years ago has undergone DNA testing.
NASA's Curiosity rover has finally arrived at its primary destination after more than two years on Mars.
An unconventional problem solving exercise went awry when several of the children ended up terrified.
The space agency has emphasized that sending humans to the Red Planet is still its primary mission.
A luminescent statue of the Virgin Mary has been attracting huge crowds of people on a daily basis.
Crowds of people have flocked to a small town in Israel to catch a glimpse of the weeping statue.
The fate of the Mary Celeste remains one of the most enigmatic and pervasive mysteries of all time.
One of Google's Street View cars has captured something unusual while on a highway in Switzerland.
In the early 1900s, Mary Mallon infected 51 people with typhoid despite not succumbing to it herself.
A new study has revealed that the scent of rosemary appears to be very good at improving memory.
The Mars rover has been temporarily suspended due to malfunctions in the primary computer's flash memory.
Researchers have identified the remains of several elite archers within the wreckage of the Mary Rose.
Hundreds of Catholics have gathered outside a hospital in Malaysia after the image appeared in a window.
Police pulled over a man in a Batman costume because he had invalid license plates.