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A giant tarantula the size of a hand has been rescued after it was found in a garbage can in Giltbrook, Nottingham.

Alien civilizations with technology on a par with humanity's could be detectable using today's instruments. A new study suggests that if geostationary satellites are thick enough around an alien world, they could be spotted with telescopes already hunting for undiscovered planets.

For more than two years, ISIS forces who occupied this northern Syrian city paid little attention to the tip of an old gate on an empty mound of land where they dumped trash.

An ancient Christian site has been discovered in northern Syria.

NASA is set to make history when it launches its InSight Mars lander on May 5.

A Utah family working on a landscaping project unearthed the fossil remains of an ancient horse dating back more than 2 million years.

Something odd’s happening under Yellowstone National Park. The world’s largest geyser has erupted three times in just six weeks. Is the sleeping supergiant volcano getting restless?

That Vilma Grunwald's letter even exists is extraordinary.

The heat shield for NASA's upcoming Mars rover suffered a fracture during testing recently, but the incident won't change the mission's launch date, agency officials said.

A European Mars spacecraft's first photo from its new orbit is a real doozy.

More than 3,000 years ago in the Nile River Valley, a body was carefully prepared for ceremonial burial. It was wrapped in a shroud and placed in a tomb, surrounded by important objects that demonstrated its elevated status.

At least two deer were discovered wandering around Friday with arrows sticking through their bodies, prompting authorities in Oregon to offer a reward for information that could lead to arrest.

The world’s oldest spider has died at the age of 43 after being subdued by a parasitic wasp in the Australian oubback, the Independent reports.

Geologists at Yellowstone National Park have reported the third eruption from the world's largest active geyser in the past six weeks.

A real life "Jaws" named Hilton was spotted in the Gulf of Mexico just west of the Florida Keys this week.

Archaeologists have unearthed details of a gruesome fifth-century massacre that has sparked comparisons with “Game of Thrones.” The mysterious site, long thought to be “cursed,” is now revealing its horrific history.

A runner spotted a “fire rainbow” over Pinnacles National Park in California, the National Weather Service, Bay Area announced on Wednesday.

An 800-year-old religious relic, the heart of St. Laurence O'Toole, patron saint of Dublin, has been returned to the church it was stolen from in 2012.

Although still highly vulnerable, there are more western lowland gorillas than previously thought, a new study finds.

With the moon as its immediate goal, NASA is pushing hard on deep space exploration.