Nasa dropping robots into Kilauea volcano to learn about eruptions
Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory developing robots to find out how volcanoes erupt.
Party drug ketamine set to become miracle anti-depression drug
Ketamine shown to be very effective at treating depression and suicidal behaviour.
Third of oil reserves and 80% coal must be left in ground 'to avoid dangerous climate change'
Latest study shows that the vast majority of coal reserves in China, Russia and the US should remain unused
Searching for Genghis Khan's lost tomb from space
Mystery of Genghis Khan's final resting place to be solved with satellites.
ESO's 'missing stars' being masked by dark nebulae
Image released showing gaping hole in star field 700 light years away.
Huge North Sea tsunami 8,000 years ago decimated Stone Age populations in Norway and Scotland
Tsunami that created 'North Sea Atlantis' would have wiped out populations returning from the coast.
Eight Earth-like 'Goldilocks' planets discovered - but contacting alien life 'out of the question'
Two best habitable planet candidates found by Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
Timothy Ray Brown: World's only person cured of HIV speaks about stem cell transplant experience
Known as the 'Berlin Patient,' Brown talks about being cured of HIV following stem cell transplant in 2007.
Deadly dwarf star HIP 85605 heading straight for Earth – in 250,000 years
Study finds 14 dwarf stars heading for our solar system.
WHO: Isis does not have Ebola – but contingency plan being developed for Iraq
WHO says no Ebola in Iraq, but is creating contingency plan just in case.
Easter Island: Cannibalism not behind demise of Rapa Nui population
Easter Island inhabitants' downfall through European illness and slavery, study finds.
Pillars of Creation and Andromeda Galaxy revisited by Nasa's Hubble marking 25 years in space
New images of one of the most iconic images from space re-released by Nasa.
Ohio earthquakes caused by fracking: Hydraulic fracturing triggered seismic activity
Five earthquakes in Ohio last year were caused by hydraulic fracturing nearby.
Super-Earths 'can host oceans and should be searched for alien life'
Study shows super-Earths can have oceans that last 10 billion years and host extraterrestrial life.
Monstrous 43ft 'Titanoboa' scientists propose new theory on snake evolution
Theory of how snakes evolved challenged with findings of Hox gene study.
Bowhead whale longevity tricks: There is 'no reason humans cannot live to 200'
Study shows how bowhead whales can provide insight into living a long and healthy life.
Public Health England: Babies to be screened for four more genetic disorders
Newborns to be screened for HCU, MSUD, GA1 and IVA under new guidelines.
Mystery of how Egypt's pyramids were built 'solved by retired French postman'
Michel Michel has spent 40 years examining the construction of the pyramids.
Dr Richard Smith: Cancer is the best way to die – let's stop wasting billions trying to cure it
Richard Smith says dying from cancer is preferable to most other deaths.
Frog that gives birth to live tadpoles discovered in Sulawesi
First proof that female frog species gives birth to live young observed.
Meet 'Eagle' – a simulation of universe created in the 'Cosmology Machine'
Scientists create simulation of galaxies to study 14 billion years of universe history.
New Year 2015 welcomed by once-in-a-lifetime Comet Lovejoy
Comet Lovejoy to appear in night's sky throughout January.
Turkey: 'World's biggest' underground city was home to farming community 5,000 years ago
More details emerge of the massive and ancient subterranean city discovered in Nevşehir.
David Attenborough: Women must be given control of their bodies, or mankind will perish
Broadcaster and naturalist says mankind will die off if population is not brought under control.
Massive ancient underground city unearthed in Turkey could be world's biggest
Archaeologists discover giant underground city in Nevşehir dating to 5,000 years old.
Richard Branson: We must work to stop the mass extinction of animals
Virgin boss Richard Branson calls for greater wildlife protection to stop further extinctions.
Jurassic World: We will never know what dinosaurs really sounded like
Palaeontologists say filmmakers made up the dinosaur noises in Jurassic Park.
How Star Trek treated heart attacks: Cardiac health in the 24th century
What would happen if Captain Kirk had a heart attack and needed futuristic emergency medicine?
California porn actor contracts HIV from co-star while filming
Health officials issue alert after porn actor gets HIV on set in California.
Ebola: Children playing near free-tailed bat nest caused worst outbreak in history
Study suggests origin of West Africa Ebola outbreak is not due to hunting and eating bat meat.
