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Another asteroid just passed between the Earth and Moon for the 17th time this year

The Earth has seen a large number of asteroid visitors lately.

Feb 26, 2018

By Immanuel Jotham

Loneliest tree in the world serves as a perfect record of how humans have permanently altered Earth

Evidence that we have entered the Anthropocene epoch has been presented by scientists.

Feb 22, 2018

By Immanuel Jotham

Adorable four-eared, one-eyed kitten finally finds forever home

Frankie, short from Frankenkitten, was found with a deformed eye that needed to be removed and an extra set of ears. Now he's found a loving home.

Feb 20, 2018

By James Tennent

Listening for infrasound from roiling lava lakes can help forecast volcanic eruptions

Infrasound waves follow the ebb and flow of lava lakes inside volcanoes and can be used to predict eruptions, say scientists.

Feb 18, 2018

By Immanuel Jotham

Volcano

About 150,000 Bornean orangutans have disappeared in just 16 years

Half of the orangutan population of Borneo have disappeared in less than 16 years, due to deforestation associated with unregulated industries like palm oil, and animal killings.

Feb 15, 2018

By Claire Toureille

Scientists have detected something 7 miles up in the atmosphere which no one can explain

Researchers from the NOAA unexpectedly detected a particle of enriched uranium floating above Alaska.

Feb 15, 2018

By Aristos Georgiou

Giant rodents with orange teeth are invading California

Nutrias are cute but dangerous rodents and they are currently invading California. They breed quickly and can produce hundreds of offspring in one year.

Feb 15, 2018

By Claire Toureille

Watch the first-ever video of a trillion ton iceberg that broke off Antarctica as it floats into the ocean

The iceberg continues to calve and disintegrate as it reaches warmer waters.

Feb 15, 2018

By Immanuel Jotham

Climate Change

A new kind of drum line is keeping sharks away from popular beaches and protecting swimmers

A new set of smart drum line trialled in Australia could keep sharks away from popular beaches and make sure they have better chances of survival.

Feb 15, 2018

By Claire Toureille

Kamikaze sperm and four-headed penises – the bizarre world of animal sex

These five elaborate methods have evolved to increase the chance that an individual male's sperm is the winner.

Feb 14, 2018

By Louise Gentle

Scientists have observed the mysterious origins of the Northern Lights for the first time

Researchers have not been able to fully explain the physical processes that produce the colourful aurorae.

Feb 14, 2018

By Aristos Georgiou

A Matabele ant treats the wounds of a mate whose limbs were bitten off during a fight with termite soldiers.

Watch these 'life saver' African ants rescue and nurse their injured siblings

This is the first time that such behaviour has been seen in any animal other than humans.

Feb 14, 2018

By Shubham Sharma

Giant 'boar on steroids' seen dumpster-diving in Hong Kong has Twitter hankering for bacon

The large animal was seen with its three young ones and has triggered worries over the dangers of having the wild beast roaming through residential areas.

Feb 14, 2018

By Lara Rebello

Formation of the Earth's inner core is so baffling, scientists say it shouldn't exist

A new study, published in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters, contradicts the standard model of our planet's evolutionary history.

Feb 13, 2018

By Aristos Georgiou

Romeo the frog is the last of his kind and needs your help finding his Juliet to save his species

Romeo has been looking for a mate for the last 10 years, but to no avail. He needs help in order to find his lover, otherwise his whole species might die with him.

Feb 13, 2018

By Claire Toureille

Best in Show? Cute backstage photos at America's biggest dog show

Nearly 3,000 dogs are competing to win Best in Show at the 142nd annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York.

Feb 13, 2018

By David Sim

New York Animal and Wildlife Pictures

Will this ancient Japanese undersea volcano be reborn? Massive lava dome found lurking underneath

Japan's KiKai Caldera was formed 7,300 years ago after a supereruption created a giant depression in the land.

Feb 13, 2018

By India Ashok

Volcano Japan

Lovely picture of rescued gorilla wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award

Heartwarming image of Pikin the gorilla resting in the arms of her human companion Appolinaire in the back of a car wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award.

Feb 13, 2018

By David Sim

Animal and Wildlife Pictures Photography Competition Pictures

Underwater Photographer of the Year 2018 winners: Stunning sharks, shipwrecks and seahorses

A panorama photograph of motorbikes in a World War Two shipwreck in the Red Sea has won Underwater Photographer of the Year 2018.

Feb 12, 2018

By David Sim

Animal and Wildlife Pictures Photography Competition Pictures Travel pictures Sharks

Mystery ecosystem under Antarctic iceberg four times the size of London investigated

A team of researchers led by British Antarctic Survey is set to investigate a mysterious marine ecosystem hidden under an iceberg that's four times the size of London.

Feb 12, 2018

By Ben Skipper

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