AN EXTINCT creature has been found trapped into amber after nearly 40 million years. The doomed animal – which came from a legendary poet's private collection – is so perfectly preserved that its hairs are still intact and visible.…
A MYSTERIOUS tomb lost for 1,400 years has been uncovered by accident with an ominous sculpture representing death. Archaeologists stumbled across the unexpected site after following up on an anonymous report of looting in the Mexican town…
NASA is racing to contact a lost probe that mysteriously lost contact over Mars in early December. The $582.5 million Maven spacecraft went dark behind Mars and may have been "rotating in an unexpected manner" when it popped back out the…
DOGS were gobbled up as part of an ancient feasting tradition in Europe thousands of years ago. Astonishingly, the Iron Age habit wasn't done out of necessity – but was part of a mysterious "communal feasting" activity. In modern Europe,…
A HILARIOUS rare book filled with old London slang has gone up for auction - but can you guess what some of the words mean? The publication was designed as a guide for visitors to avoid thieves and even getting murdered in the 17th century…
EYES to the skies, stargazers! There are three total solar eclipses coming up in as many years – including an extra special one. We're not far from what some call the "eclipse of the century", and millions of people around the world will…
INVASIVE Asian hornets, notorious predators from East Asia, are spreading rapidly throughout Britain after shattering sighting records last year. Record numbers of these bee-killing pests were confirmed last year, but new evidence has…
IS this what the end of days looks like after the Sun has swallowed Earth up? Fear not, we've got some time to go - scientists predict the Sun will die in about five billion years, at which point it will swell into a huge Red Giant before…
NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN footage of the Sun shows incredible towering eruptions exploding into the darkness of space. It was captured by a daring mission that involves creating an "artificial eclipse" to snap previously impossible views of Earth…
WOMEN really do find well-endowed men more attractive, scientists have confirmed. A study of people’s reactions to male body shapes found “bigger is better”. Polling showed women were more likely to fancy a man who was tall, broad…
A MYSTERIOUS shrine used by ancient Roman cultists has been found alongside a pair "elite" tombs plundered after burial. The major dig also revealed an ancient skull with signs of "advanced surgery" – and two enormous water tanks that were…
A MAJOR mystery surrounding Stonehenge's origin has finally been solved. For centuries there have been all sorts of theories about how the giant rocks got there, from medieval myths linking it to Merlin, to aliens placing them. Another…
A TOTALLY new form of life that towered at 26ft tall has been discovered by UK scientists 370million years after it went extinct. A 410million-year-old fossil has been discovered in Scotland and is thought to be neither a plant or fungus,…
THE discovery of a faded hand outline on a cave wall in Indonesia may represent the world’s oldest known rock art, rewriting human history Archaeologists believe the artwork dates back at least 67,800 years. That places it around 1,100…
EXPERTS have uncovered the disgusting experiments carried out almost 500 years ago to cure problems like baldness and ulcers on your privates. Among the ingredients are human poo, lizard heads boiled in olive oil and hippo teeth. They…
AN ENORMOUS black hole has "erupted like a cosmic volcano" after a 100-million-year nap. The "dramatic scene" was captured at the heart of a distant galaxy known as J1007+3540. Inside this galaxy is a supermassive black hole that was…
KILLER Asian hornets have spread to new territory in the UK. The invasive species is known for hunting down other essential insects, particularly native bees. Just one of the yellow-legged hornets has the destructive thirst to eat up to 50…
FOUR shark attacks in just two days have sparked panic along the New South Wales coast as swimmers are being urged to stay out of the water. It comes as scientists are scrambling to explain what triggered the sudden surge in incidents. The…
THIS is the sharpest image ever taken near a supermassive black hole - and it solves a huge mystery that's baffled scientists since the '90s. Astronomers have long been stumped about clouds of hot gas coming from near a black hole that are…
STUNNED archaeologists have uncovered a secret Roman villa that's been dubbed "Port Talbot's Pompeii". The remarkable find is the largest Roman villa ever found in Wales - and it looks to be well-preserved too. Experts used clever ground…
BRITS were treated to a stunning rare celestial display overnight with the Northern Lights glistening over much of the UK. Bright hues of pink and green were spotted all the way down to Cornwall, following a severe geomagnetic storm. The…
STUNNING Northern Lights could fill the night sky over the UK tonight after a powerful mass was splurted from the sun. A coronal mass ejection (CME) was ejected from the sun and is expected to strike Earth late tonight or in the early…
A STUNNING purple gem potentially worth nearly £300 million has been found in Sri Lanka. The 'Purple Star Sapphire' weighs an incredible 3,563 carats – and may be the biggest natural star sapphire ever found. A star sapphire is a type of…
MARS was not always the beaming red we're so used to seeing in space. Scientists have revealed that it was actually a "blue planet" some 3billion years ago. The search for water on other planets is a key focus for experts hoping to one day…
THE mystery of what really lies beneath the ice on Antarctica has finally been revealed. Experts have mapped out the Frozen Continent's landscape in unprecedented detail, exposing never-before-seen features. Antarctica's thick ice makes it…
SHOCKINGLY well-preserved mummified cheetahs have been uncovered in caves in Saudi Arabia. They were found alongside the skeletal remains of dozens more big cats – as well as their prey. Cheetahs have seen a huge decline all around the…
THE secrets of the woolly rhino's demise has finally been revealed after stunned scientists found DNA in a place they weren't expecting to find it. In a world first discovery, experts have been able to shed light on why the creatures…
A GROUP of ISS astronauts have splashed down back to Earth after being evacuated due to one member suffering a medical issue. Four astronauts were forced to leave the space station a month early due to a mystery illness. Nasa hasn't…
ALIEN-HUNTERS have narrowed down their 21-year-search for extraterrestrial life to 100 "signals of interest". The mammoth quest has seen scientists trawl through as many as 12 billion signals picked up from the darkness of space. They're …
THIS is the lunar hotel that billionaires could be staying at on the moon in the not-so distant future. And if you've got $1million (£743k) to spare you can reserve a room now. Galactic Resource Utilization Space (GRU) is plotting to open…