Oxford Dictionaries has declared “selfie” as the word of the year in 2013. The word “selfie” has evolved from a…
NASA’s MAVEN mission has set off for Mars. The orbiter was launched on an Atlas V rocket from Florida's Cape…
The 2013 Leonid meteor shower will be at its best Saturday (November 16) night, and NASA will have a live…
A new study suggests that dogs were domesticated in Europe. The scientists have long argued over the precise timing and…
Scientists found out a clam they discovered a few years ago was the oldest living animal ever. But they have…
Malala Yousafzai and Barack Obama’s elder daughter, Malia, are on Time magazine's list of 16 most influential teens of 2013.…
GOCE satellite has re-entered the Earth's atmosphere, burning up in the process. Early estimates suggested any surviving debris of the…
A relative of the Tyrannosaurus rex has been unearthed in southern Utah, marking the discovery of the oldest known member…
Polonium-210 is a naturally occurring radioactive material that emits highly hazardous alpha (positively charged) particles. It was first discovered by…
A new World Meteorological Organization bulletin has revealed the levels of gases in the atmosphere that drive global warming increased…
Scientists have unearthed a part of a giant platypus fossil in Queensland, Australia. They have dubbed the beast "platypus-zilla" and…
India is preparing to launch its first robotic spacecraft towards Mars. The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) will lift off at…
Lockheed Martin has begun work on Blackbird SR-72, a successor to the supersonic SR-71 spy plane. The unmanned SR-72 will…
A rare solar eclipse that began as a "ring of fire" and transformed into a spectacular total eclipse of the…
November is best-known as the month when one of the biggest holidays of the year – Thanksgiving - takes place.…
Día De Los Muertos is one of Mexico's traditional holidays reuniting and honoring beloved ancestors, family and friends. The holiday is…
According to a new report produced annually by the Netherlands Environment Assessment Agency and the European Commission's Joint Research Centre,…
Happy Halloween 2013! It’s no mystery that this annual night of fright is chockfull of candy, costumes and chilling decor,…
Europe's tallest and most active volcano Mount Etna has sent a tower of sparks and fire into the sky around…
Serbia is holding state funeral in Belgrade to honor the widow of former Yugoslav leader Marshal Tito, Jovanka Broz. Jovanka…
According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), Iceland has been rated the country with the world's smallest gender gap for…
Two mummies more than 1,000 years old have been found by archaeologists in a suburb of Lima, Peru. The mummies…
Astronomers may have discovered one of the richest planetary systems yet. The discovery of a seventh planet around the dwarf…
A giant oarfish washed up on a California beach - the second such discovery in several days. The 14ft dead…
Russia has failed to explain why it kept key files secret when it investigated the 1940 Katyn massacre of more…