Despite not having flying cars like "Back to the Future" predicted, humans made quite a few discoveries in 2015 that helped rewrite how we understand the universe.
Many of the breakthrough studies revealed new information about food. Healthy eaters rejoiced when scientists discovered a type of seaweed that is more nutritious than kale, but tastes just like bacon. The age-old mystery of why Swiss cheese has its trademark holes was finally cracked when it was revealed that hay particles mixed into the milk causes the gaps to develop.
On a less happy food note, the World Health Organization experts found that eating processed and red meats (like bacon) everyday led to an increased risk of colorectal cancer.
New technology allowed researchers to learn more about ancient sites discovered many years earlier. Scientists announced earlier this month that they'd found new evidence suggesting that the rocks of Stonehenge were mined in Wales, not its current location in England.
Indiana Jones fans were thrilled when researchers discovered what could possibly be a hidden chamber in King Tut's tomb. Radar scans registered different temperatures on walls within the mausoleum, reinforcing the theory that untouched rooms may lie behind.
We learned a bit more about our animal friends too, and it turns out calling pets "fur babies" may not be as silly as it sounds. Scientists found that when humans and dogs look into each other's eyes they release oxytocin, the same hormone that bonds parents and their human babies.
Undoubtedly the biggest scientific breakthrough of 2015 came when NASA's New Horizons approached Pluto to get detailed snapshots of dwarf planet.
Take a look at all of 2015's biggest breakthroughs that got people talking:
Best Discoveries of 2015
24 greatest discoveries of 2015 from Swiss cheese holes to a new cancer source
Miners in Botswana discovered the second-largest gem-quality diamond ever found. The stone is the biggest diamond to be discovered in more than a century. Clocking in at 1,111 carats, it's a size that makes Kim Kardashian's 15-carat ring look like a dinky toy you win out of a vending machine.
Swiss cheese is one of the easier kinds to identify, thanks to it being riddled with holes. What has remained harder to pin down, however, is how the spaces end up there in the first place. After about a century of research, scientists have finally figured out what causes them. It's hay.
Researchers say they've discovered the first known fully warm-blooded fish. It's called the opah, or moonfish, and it lives in cold environments deep below the ocean's surface. Scientists say the opah generates heat by constantly flapping its pectoral fins.
Stonehenge's origin has been a mystery for centuries, but archaeologists now believe it was actually a "second-hand monument." An earlier version might have been erected in Wales.
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A new scientific report suggests that the plague has been infecting humans for about twice as long as previously thought.
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British scientists using forensic anthropology, similar to how police solve crimes, have stitched together what they say is probably most accurate image of Jesus Christ's real face, and he's not the light-skinned figure many of us are used to seeing.
A new study reveals the mechanisms behind the below-surface ocean phenomenon known as internal waves which can reach more than 600 feet high and travel for more than a thousand miles before breaking under water.
Archaeologists have uncovered human remains of four of the earliest leaders of the English colony that would become America, buried for more than 400 years near the altar of what was America's first Protestant church in Jamestown, Virginia.
According to a recent study, some common household sounds have been shown to trigger seizures in certain cats.The top noise culprits included a metal spoon hitting a ceramic bowl, the tap of a glass, the rustling of a paper or plastic bag, the click of a keyboard or mouse, and the jangle of keys or coins.
Dogs are called 'man's best friend' - women's, too - and scientists say the bond between people and their pooches may be deeper than you might think.
Researchers said oxytocin, a hormone that among other things helps reinforce bonds between parents and their babies, increases in humans and their dogs when they interact, particularly when looking into one another's eyes.
Researchers think they've found an inner-inner core. Iron at the Earth's core forms into crystals. The scientists found within the inner core, there's another region where the crystals don't line up with the rest of the inner core.
The discovery could shed light not only on how exactly the Earth's core works but also on how the core and the Earth itself developed billions of years ago.