A 14-page hand-written manuscript where genius Albert Einstein explains his ground-breaking theories is to be sold at auction for more than GBP 1 million. The world-famous physicist penned the document…
A previously unknown fossilised snail species has been discovered by archaeologists working on a railway construction site in Florida, and they have named it Carychium floridanum in honour of the…
Researchers have discovered a new deep-sea louse living an astonishing five miles under the Atlantic Ocean. The isopod - a close relative to woodlice - was found in the Puerto…
A new study has revealed that black-capped chickadees follow a precise set of notes when warning each other of danger and can even identify correct from incorrect tones in the…
Scientists in Austria have developed a way of detecting fires, rockslides and earthquakes by measuring minute changes in the light pulses in fibre optic cable networks caused by shifts in…
Astonishing new evidence has revealed that members of the notoriously plot-ridden Medici family may have died of malaria and not murder. The powerful Rennaisance family spawned four popes and two…
Scientists in Switzerland have discovered a new way of treating diabetics by using one of Queen's biggest hits to deliver insulin. Experts at the Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich's ETH…
Scientists examining one of the few items to have escaped a devastating fire that destroyed a spectacular museum collection have discovered a previously unknown species of insect. The Brazilian National…
A new study has identified new rock-like compounds that are being created and polluting the sea after they are created from burning plastic waste. The discovery that was made by…
Genetics experts have revealed how they could be able to bring an extinct butterfly back from the dead in a Jurassic Park-style revival. Experts at Spain's National Research Council say…