More than 2,000 years ago, in a temple in the city of Borsippa in ancient Mesopotamia, in what is now modern-day Iraq, a student was doing his home...

Giant cracks in a road have sparked chaos in China as thousands of residents are evacuated over fears that their teetering skyscrapers will c...

Scientists recently discovered an asteroid that tags along with Earth during its yearly journey around the sun.

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Our moon has an undeniable affect on Earth's tides. Its gravitational pull causes rises and falls in...

Britain’s first X-File has been found — and it dates from 1742, when George II was king.

A mysterious creature has been sighted in Bolivia amid reports of dead livestock with their blood allegedly sucked dry, sparking fears that a mythi...