Mikhail Kalashnikov - the inventor of the Kalashnikov assault rifle - has died aged 94, Russian officials say. The automatic…
As the Northern Hemisphere tilts 23.5 degrees away from the sun on December 21, winter will officially be here. While…
"Whatever" was rated the most annoying word of 2013 by 38% of respondents of a recent survey. A number of…
Chinese rover Jade Rabbit has driven off its landing module and on to the Moon's surface. The robotic vehicle rolled…
Iran announces it has successfully sent a monkey into space for the second time this year as part of a…
The Chinese craft carrying Jade Rabbit robotic rover has successfully landed on the surface of the Moon, the first soft…
Despite this year being 2013, Friday the 13th didn't occur more than usual, happening twice (in September and December). In…
Comet ISON was burned to death on its maiden voyage around the Sun, scientists say. The comet, which excited astronomers…
According to a scientific report, the supervolcano that lies beneath Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming is far larger than was…
Nelson Mandela’s memorial service in Johannesburg was attended by 52 presidents and 16 prime ministers on December 10, 2013. Although…
Brazil’s ex-president Juscelino Kubitschek was murdered by the 1970s military regime, an investigative commission has found. The Sao Paulo truth…
The coldest place on Earth has been identified in the heart of Antarctica. The lowest temperature was recorded on August…
This weekend, Venus is about as bright as it can get. Venus is an unusually bright evening star this month…
China has launched its first lunar rover mission to space. The Chang'e-3 mission blasted off from Xichang in the south…
According to some specialists, Comet ISON appears to have survived a close encounter with the Sun that had threatened to…
Some part of Comet ISON may have survived its encounter with the Sun, scientists say. The giant ball of ice…
Comet ISON was destroyed in its encounter with the Sun. Telescopes saw the giant ball of ice and dust disappear…
World’s oldest public toilet, created at the dawn of the dinosaurs, has been unearthed in Argentina. Thousands of fossilized poos…
Astronomers are waiting to see if Comet ISON survives its encounter with the Sun. Comet ISON will reach its closest…
An intact skeleton of a baby rhinoceros like dinosaur has been unearthed in Canada. The baby dinosaur was just 3…
The Rhodes Trust has announced that 32 American students have been named Rhodes Scholars and will enter Oxford University in…
Indonesia has raised the alert for the Mount Sinabung volcano in North Sumatra to the highest level. The status was…
The US is marking 50 years since President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas, Texas. Dallas, which has long struggled…
Black Beauty, a rock discovered in the Sahara Desert, has been identified as the oldest Martian meteorite ever found, scientists…
President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address - one of the most famous speeches in US history – is celebrating its 150th…