The Museum of Natural History in London will return the skeletal remains of 138 indigenous people taken from the Torres Strait Islands in the 19th century, often as curios.
More recently, scientists have joined in on the collective wonderment after the first discovery by astronomers of a new planet - Gliese 581g - that could almost certainly support extra-terrestrial organisms.
Weird and wonderful creatures can thrive in the most hostile parts of the planet. This deep ocean worm lives around a hydrothermal vent on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean where temperatures can reach up to 464C (867F).
Weird and wonderful creatures can thrive in the most hostile parts of the planet. This deep ocean worm lives around a hydrothermal vent on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean where temperatures can reach up to 464C (867F).
All the Moche soldiers were dressed alike, the same images were repeated time and again. When the battle was won, the vanquished were ritually sacrificed.