Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko have docked for the start of a one year mission on the International Space Station…
American astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko are about to undertake a 12-month tour of duty on the…
Richard III's long-lost remains have arrived at Leicester Cathedral in the UK ahead of the former king’s reburial. The funeral…
A previously unknown prehistoric crocodile, whose bones were found in Chatham County, North Carolina, several years ago, has been named…
Spring has officially begun in the Northern Hemisphere with the vernal equinox on Friday, March 20. The March equinox occurs…
The March 20, 2015 supermoon is a new moon, and it causes a total eclipse of the sun. This year…
Millions of people in northern Europe have glimpsed the best solar eclipse in years on March 20. A great swathe…
As the world economy becomes more globalized, developed nations are starting to look at those that are less wealthy as…
Solar Impulse 2 is in the air again, crossing India and hoping to make it to Myanmar on March 19.…
A large crater on the Earth-facing side of the Moon has been named after aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart - the…
Miguel de Cervantes’ tomb has been found in Madrid, nearly 400 years after his death, Spanish forensic scientists say. Scientists…
A Mahatma Gandhi's statue has been unveiled in London's Parliament Square. The unveiling of the 9ft bronze statue marks 100…
The eruption of underwater volcano Hunga Tonga led to the creation of a new island in the South Pacific. Images…
A Swiss study found that chameleons accomplish their vivid color changes by rearrange the crystals inside specialized skin cells. It…
Solar Impulse 2 is crossing the Arabian Sea in the second leg of its historic attempt to fly around the…
Solar Impulse 2 has completed the first leg of its round the world flight in Oman. The solar-powered plane took…
Solar-powered plane Solar Impulse-2 has began its round the world flight after taking off from Abu Dhabi, heading east to…
Solar Impulse 2’s 35,000km journey around the world is set to get under way on Monday, March 9. The solar-powered…
ISIS militants have begun destroying the ruins of the ancient city of Hatra in Iraq, Kurdish sources say. Hatra was…
NASA's Dawn mission has gone into orbit around Ceres, the largest object in the Solar System between Mars and Jupiter.…
ISIS has sparked an international outrage after bulldozing the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in Iraq. On March 5, ISIS…
A fossilized jawbone of what scientists claim is one of the very first humans has been discovered un Ethiopia. The…
The first full-scale Hyperloop will be built in central California in 2016. Hyperloop is a new transportation method imagined up…
Islamic State (ISIS) militants have destroyed historic artefacts at a Mosul museum in Iraq. The head of the UN agency…
Virginia lawmakers have agreed to pay compensation to people who were forcibly sterilized by the authorities decades ago. Victims will…