Yellowstone supervolcano: Magma reservoir big enough to fill Grand Canyon 11 times discovered
Yellowstone volcano eruption risk not altered by findings but enhances understanding of mechanisms.
Teeth from mystery species suggest modern humans arrived in Europe 42,000 years ago
Teeth from Proto-Aurignacian culture suggest modern humans led to extinction of Neanderthals.
Bringing woolly mammoth back 'would be really cool', says extinction scientist
Genome of two woolly mammoths gives insight into history and extinction on Wrangel Island.
Global warming slowdown has no effect on projected 5C temperature rise by 2100
Global warming hiatus makes no difference to how much the planet will warm.
Hubble at 25: Anniversary image as Nasa's Jennifer Wiseman talks about the telescope's future
Senior Hubble scientists says Hubble has many more years before it is decommissioned.
Chinese scientists edit genomes of human embryos as rumours emerge of 'secret' experiments
Ethical concerns about the experiments on human embryos are raised by scientists.
Stegosaurus males and females identified for first time through large plates
Male stegosauruses had larger plates to attract mates and fight off competition.
Asian 'killer' hornets: Why you don't need to be worried about invasion from France
Asian hornets are not going to kill us all if they do come over from France this summer.
Antarctic seafloor ocean acidification measured for first time by Australian divers [Photos]
Australian researchers complete world's first seafloor ocean acidification experiment in Antarctica.
Cannabis users 'more likely to have distorted and false memories'
Marijuana users have less active hippocampus – related to the storage of memories.
World's most accurate atomic clock would not gain or lose a second in 15 billion years
Record-breaking strontium atomic clock achieves most precise and stable levels of all time.
Space geckos filmed playing on unmanned Russian satellite [Video]
Thick-toed geckos filmed playing with a collar one had managed to remove during pre-launch period.
Depression: Mindfulness therapy 'as effective as antidepressants at preventing relapse'
Mindfulness could be alternative treatment for depression, study finds.
Possible cure for hepatitis B that is 100% successful being tested by Australia scientists
Combination of antiviral and anti-cancer drugs eliminate hepatitis B.
Babies feel pain just like adults, scientists discover by poking them
Babies are more sensitive to pain than adults with their brains lighting up to stimulus.
Women have not evolved wider pelvises for childbirth – but its shape and head sizes have
Study finds link between pelvis shape, stature and head circumference.
Cheesy champagne from Baltic Sea shipwreck 170 years ago is perfectly preserved
Chemical analysis of 19th-century champagne provides insight of winemaking practices.
Pancreatic cancer cells turned back into normal cells in research breakthrough
Protein E47 can be used to turn pancreatic cancer cells into normal ones.
Vampire squid from hell unique spawning strategy discovered by chance
Female vampire squids have reproductive cycles unlike all other soft-bodied cephalopods.
White walls of Egypt's most ancient city Memphis unearthed by archaeologists
Fragments of limestone enclosure wall of 5,000-year-old city discovered in Kom Tuman.
Albert Einstein: Quotes and photos of father of modern physics on 60th anniversary of death
Top 10 Albert Einstein quotes about life, love and God.
Amazon tribe that has never had contact with other humans has antibiotic resistance genes
Amerindian villagers found to have highest levels of bacterial diversity ever reported in a human group.
Cannibal cavemen in England gnawed on bones and sucked out marrow
Analysis of bones from Gough's Cave shows intensive processing and consumption of human flesh.
Males still needed even when females can reproduce without them
Virgin births study looks at how some species survive without having sex.
WWII aircraft carrier USS Independence found 'amazingly intact' off California coast [Photos]
NOAA and US Navy confirm location of USS Independence after 64 years.
First photograph of Bouvier's red colobus monkey proves species is not extinct
Rare species of monkey in Republic of Congo has not been seen for over 50 years.
Meteorites from moon-forming planet collision 'could provide Holy Grail of primordial Earth'
Moon's age dated to 4.47 billion years with stony meteorites from giant impact event.
Dogs have learned look of love to make humans care for them
Brain chemical oxytocin released when dogs and owners gaze at one another.
How do octopuses control their eight arms all at once?
Scientists reveal unique strategies octopuses employ to coordinate their movements.
Female chimpanzees hunt with spears while lazy males wait to steal glory - sound familiar?
Female savannah chimpanzee tool hunting sheds light on early hominin evolution.
