Leprosy brought to Britain 'by Scandinavian man 1,500 years ago'
Ancient skeleton of leprosy victim suggests disease spread to Britain from Scandinavia.
Cern Large Hadron Collider detects extremely rare particle decays confirming Standard Model
Large Hadron Collider experiment detects extremely rare decay of neutral B mesons.
US Honey bee population ravaged in past year as 'troubling' survey reveals parasite battle
Beekeepers across the US have lost 42% of their colonies over 2014/2015.
China: Ming Dynasty gold-filled tomb of concubine-turned-political leader discovered
Ming Dynasty tomb of "unwashed and unkempt" Lady Mei uncovered in Nanjing.
Cuba lung cancer vaccine headed to US: What is CimaVax and how does it work?
Cuba's lung cancer vaccine CimaVax to go to US following trade agreement.
Nasa's New Horizons photographs Pluto's moons Kerberos and Styx for the first time
Kerberos and Styx pictured for the first time as New Horizons prepares for Pluto flyby.
India: Tragic 'plastic baby' resembling rubber doll born in Amritsar
Second baby with rare condition collodion born in Amritsar in last two years.
Wearing red makes men appear angry, dominant and aggressive
Wearing red makes people perceive men as more aggressive than if they wear blue or grey.
Velociraptor snouts grown on chickens in Frankensteinosaurus experiment
Scientists replicate molecular process that saw dinosaur snouts become bird beaks.
Milky Way might be hiding an ancient galaxy at its centre
Millions of galaxies thought to be extinct found 'hiding in plain sight'.
Neolithic stone circle discovered on Dartmoor that could predate Stonehenge [Video]
Highest stone circles in southern England discovered near Sittaford Tor.
Nepal earthquake: 'You can't rule out more earthquakes to come'
Earthquake of magnitude 7.3 hits Kodari in Nepal just weeks after 7.8 quake killed thousands.
500-million-year-old brain fossil shows how heads first evolved
Oldest fossil brains ever discovered helps scientists identify transition point from soft to hard bodies.
Pirate treasure of Scottish captain William Kidd discovered in Madagascar
Pirate bounty found by divers off Madagascar's Sainte Marie island.
Solomon Islands: Over 15,000 dolphins slaughtered in last 40 years as teeth trade surges
Resumption of drive hunting of dolphins is increasing species vulnerability around the globe.
Sun emits massive X-class 'Cinco de Mayo' solar flare causing strong radio blackout [Photos and video]
This year's most powerful solar storm erupts from 'wildly active sun'.
Microorganism 'missing link' between simple and complex life discovered
Lokiarchaeota discovered that could bridge gap between prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
Space debris from exploded US satellite 'poses threat to other spacecraft and missions'
Over 100 pieces of space debris detected from US Defence Meteorological Satellite Programme.
Gold-plated onion cells used to create artificial muscles
Artificial muscles created from onions can expand and contract to bend in different directions.
Ancient Egyptian army headquarters and huge military cemetery discovered
Headquarters of army of Thutmosis III and Ramses II discovered in eastern bank of Suez Canal.
Fast-forming galaxy sitting 13.1 billion light years away is farthest ever discovered
Exceptionally luminous galaxy EGS-zs8-1 forming 80 times faster than Milky Way.
Cannibal penis worm had terrifying tooth-lined throat 'like a cheese grater'
Fearsome 500-million-year-old penis worm could turn its mouth inside out to reveal tooth-lined throat.
Evolution of music in the US: Hip hop caused 'single most radical change in past 50 years'
Scientists chart trends, diversity and musical revolutions in US over the past half century.
Mississippi megafloods wiped out biggest ancient Native American civilisation of Cahokia
Rise and decline of 1,500-year-old civilisation linked to huge flooding of Mississippi River.
Ovarian cancer test to double detection rates of 'silent killer'
UCL-led study finds screening test for ovarian cancer can detect twice as many cases.
Australia: Inquisitive koala goes for midnight stroll around hospital [Video]
Staff at western Victoria hospital said koala looked very relaxed as he wandered around the wards.
Mexico: Early La Quemada civilisation ate their enemies and hung up the bones for all to see
Mesoamerica people processed the bones of their ancestors and enemies for different purposes.
Fjords are major carbon sinks burying 18 million tonnes every year
Fjords likely play huge role in regulating climate change across globe, scientists discover.
ISSpresso: ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has first espresso on board the ISS
Cristoforetti used the world's first space espresso machine and tweets results.
India sped from supercontinent Gondwana to Eurasia through 'lucky' double subduction
MIT scientists explain India's speedy move to Eurasia 80 million years ago.
