Two-headed mutant salamander found in Israel
Experts say two-headed salamander results from pollution, radiation or a dying population.
Geminids 2014: Everything you need to know about 'most intense' meteor shower of the year
Geminid meteor shower 2014 to peak over the weekend with 100 shooting stars per hour.
Obesity pill 'to replace treadmill' on route after scientists discover how to turn white fat brown
Harvard scientists discover compounds that could turn bad fat cells into good ones.
If the Earth was flat, could you fall off the edge?
YouTube video looks at what the world would be like if Earth was flat.
Eaten Alive: What would have happened if Paul Rosolie was actually swallowed by anaconda?
Fans disappointed because US naturalist was not swallowed whole by anaconda.
Panama: Magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits near city of David
Powerful earthquake strikes Panama with experts warning of aftershocks.
New Horizons: Pluto is a planet and always has been
Discussion over Pluto being a planet likely to rear up during New Horizons mission.
Breastfeeding for longer 'could save NHS £40m per year'
Researchers say government should invest in supporting mothers to continue breastfeeding.
Millions of litres of oil spilled in nature reserve in one of Israel's 'gravest pollution events'
Officials say Evrona Nature Reserve oil spill is one of the worst environmental disasters in Israel's history.
Nasa Orion test flight launch 'scrubbed' over problems with fill-and-drain valves
Orion test flight misses launch window following valve issue.
New Horizons: Pluto facts and history ahead of Nasa spacecraft wake up
History and interesting facts about the ninth planet from the Sun.
Nasa Orion launch: Test flight delayed because of stray boat, technical glitch and wind
Nasa says launch of Orion test flight has been delayed.
Nasa Orion spacecraft test flight: Where to watch launch live online
Watch livestream of Nasa's Orion flight test launch at Cape Canaveral.
Asteroid Day: Brian May says we are 'living on borrowed time' for big impact
Scientists to hold Asteroid Day to raise awareness of risks of impact.
Ed Davey: We must act urgently to prevent dangerous climate change
Climate change secretary responds to record temperatures across UK.
New Horizons Pluto wake up: 'We expect to discover a whole new planet'
New Horizons scientist says Pluto mission is like nothing we have ever done before.
MIT professor creates 3D printed 'wearable skin' for space exploration
Wanderers: An Astrobiological Exploration unveils concept space clothes of the future.
Cannabis smokers 'have lungs of 80-year-olds' after less than 10 years of use
Welsh doctors warn smoking cannabis can age your lungs by 50 years.
World's first babies born to women with wombs donated by their own mothers
Two women give birth using wombs donated by their mothers in fertility breakthrough.
King Richard III bones: Experts 99.999% sure lost monarch identified with blond hair and blue eyes
Scientists close 529 year cold case of long-lost King Richard III
Chile: Mega volcano field 'could trigger eruption 100 times larger than Mt St Helens'
Magma body six miles long rumbling beneath Laguna del Maule.
Would you throw a bomb into a volcano to see what happens? [Poll]
French satire story about throwing bomb into volcano goes viral - but would you try it?
Shark has nervous breakdown in Russian zoo from visitors banging on glass
Shark at Kaliningrad Zoo suffers nervous breakdown after struggling with excessive attention.
Human ancestors started drinking booze 10 million years ago, scientists say
Study suggests humans began consuming alcohol millions of years earlier than thought.
Scorching super-Earth 55 Cancri e spotted with ground-based telescope for first time
Astronomers detect planet twice as big as Earth orbiting 55 Cancri.
Mastodons not driven to extinction by Arctic humans, carbon dating shows
Scientists discover carbon dating of mastodon fossils was wrong by thousands of years.
Bhopal disaster 30th anniversary: Facts about the world's worst industrial tragedy
The Bhopal gas tragedy on 2 December 1984 led to the deaths of 25,000 people.
'Wind trees' could replace controversial giant turbines in race for sustainable energy
French scientist creates 'wind tree' to compete with 'monstrous' wind turbines.
World Aids Day 2014: 'World has reached beginning of the end of Aids'
Report says we have turned a corner in the fight against Aids, but progress is "fragile".
Great Wall of China Held Together with Sticky Rice
The Great Wall of China: The Hidden Story – Secret History shed new light on structure.
