Giant WASP SPIDER that can camouflage itself is discovered in UK as species slowly spreads across nation
A TERRIFYING giant wasp spider that can camouflage itself has been discovered in the UK. The rare spider with a wasp-like body has been found…
Brand new TV series Seven Wonders of the Ancient World airs tonight with special augmented reality twist on your phone
HISTORY fans should keep their phones close for a special TV series that will air with extra augmented reality tonight.7 Wonders of the Ancient World…
Mystery of Captain Cook’s lost ship is SOLVED after 250 years as scientists discover sunken remains of HMS Endeavour
CAPTAIN COOK'S ship, HMS Endeavour, which the adventurer used to explore Australia, has been identified after a 250 year long mystery. The vessel was the…
Chilling secret of mass ‘gangland-style executions’ finally revealed as experts analyse over 50 Iron Age skeletons
A MASS grave of more than 50 skeletons has cast light on tribal warfare in Iron Age Britain, where gangs engaged in bloody turf wars.Historians…
Martian ‘kneeling to pray’, monstrous spiders, secret doorway and Ghandi’s FACE – the creepiest pics of Mars ever taken
EVEN though humans have never set foot on Mars, we've still got plenty of photos of the red planet.And if you went by those pics…
Soviet spaceship could crash back to Earth at 17,000mph in HOURS as map reveals impact zone for doomed 500kg Venus probe
A SOVIET spacecraft once destined for Venus is expected to crash land on Earth this week after more than 50 years stuck in orbit. The…
Butchered giraffe and glass BRAIN found in ancient treasure trove of objects buried by Mount Vesuvius 2,000 years ago
IT was an ordinary day when Mount Vesuvius plastered nearby towns in thick volcanic ash 2,000 years ago. A treasure trove of objects was buried,…
As 100 men v single gorilla fight sparks an internet frenzy… just who would win if the contest actually took place?
THE internet is going ape over the big question of the moment – who would win a fight between 100 men and a gorilla?What began…
Warning as ‘unprecedented’ number of killer Asian hornets invade Britain this spring – steps to take if you get stung
BRITS are being warned over an "unprecedented" number of killer Asian hornets set to invade the UK this spring.The hornets, called Vespa velutina, have strong…
UK reveals new £1billion Mars robot to find alien life on Red Planet – and it could land as soon as 2030
THE UK has completed the build of its first-ever Mars rover, designed to search for signs of alien life on the Red Planet in 2030.…
How to get the best view of super rare ‘planetary parade’ TONIGHT – you won’t see it again until 2040
AN INCREDIBLY rare celestial display is set to be visible tonight, where seven planets will align in an arc across the sky. Mars, Jupiter, Uranus,…
Rare Blood Moon to appear over UK in weeks before total lunar eclipse this summer – exact time you can see it
THE Moon is set to turn colourful shades of red, pink and even purple over the UK soon, as lunar disk goes through a partial…
Extremely rare perfect Einstein ring is captured around a galaxy 500million light years away by stunned scientists
A POWERFUL telescope floating in space has discovered an extremely rare Einstein ring of light around a nearby galaxy. The Euclid telescope, from the European…
‘Best planet parade in half a century’ visible this week & falls during almighty galaxy season – three tips to see them
STARGAZERS are in for a treat this month as a rare planet parade falls in Andromeda galaxy season. "One of the best planet parades in…
Stunning pink lake is one of the world’s DEADLIEST – it hides a mysterious secret that turns animals to ‘stone’
IT is widely regarded as one of the world's most beautiful lakes - owed to its unique reddish pink colour. But tourists must not swim…
Final moments of Pompeii revealed as gas and ash turned locals to glass and 16,000 people were buried across two days
HISTORIANS have mapped out a minute-by-minute account of the final moments in Pompeii as gas and ash transformed locals into glass.A staggering 16,000 people were…
Moon is just a chunk of the Earth and not mainly part of an ancient planet as previously thought, scientists claim
THE moon is just a chunk of the Earth and not mainly part of an ancient planet as previously thought, scientists claim.Experts had believed our…
Behemoth horned dinosaur that roamed Earth 95million years ago discovered after fossils of 10metre beast were destroyed
A GIANT horned dinosaur species has been unearthed - despite the bones' destruction in World War Two. The groundbreaking discovery of the 10-metre-long skeleton was…
Earth’s most terrifying holes from 40,000ft Soviet ‘well to hell’ to Mexico’s mysterious 500ft-wide blue ‘sea sinkhole’
EARTH is littered with terrifyingly deep, wide, and mysterious holes – and some are especially creepy.The Sun has rounded up some majorly scary holes from…
The most daring space missions coming in 2025 – from China’s asteroid retrieval to first private ‘luxury’ space station
THIS year looks set to be another blockbuster year for daring space missions, from China's asteroid retrieval to the first-ever private space station. Here are…