Doctors weren't sure if they were dealing with a mass or a foreign object, but "it looked like a toy traffic cone." ...

Good news for the Moon, disappointing for everyone who wanted to see a really big impact from the safety of our planet.

We spoke to Dr Steve Boyes about his search for what could be the world’s largest terrestrial animal.

As if returning to the Moon’s vicinity hadn’t already had enough things to delay it, now risky space weather could get in the ...

A team of scientists has investigated the so-called "Grand Canyon of the Atlantic": A huge underwater canyon extending 500 ...

M odern life provides enough for us to worry about without having to add space junk to that list. Unfortunately, it is ...

The pygmy possum has a stripe down its back and an unusually long fourth finger, twice as long as the rest of its digits, ...

Numerous studies report declining bird numbers not caused by the typical threats of habitat loss or urbanization.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially verified Chile as having eliminated leprosy, making it the first country ...

Our story may not begin in Africa after all.

Ancient statues used to be fragrant and colorful, with their noses and heads fully attached, and many presented with a small ...

The discovery indicates that around 6 million years ago, South America was struck by a large space rock. This was probably ...