Eruption in 946CE released more climate forcing gasses than any other volcano in last 2,000 years.
Elite Turkish feasts drove demand for elaborate pottery 3,000 years ago.
Lucy probably had a funny walk due to an inefficient gait.
How much brain content would remain intact, and would the person be the same as they were before?
The iconic sea creature feeds on plankton well beneath the surface, isotope analysis shows.
Light emitted from neutron star appears to be subject to quantum effect 'vacuum birefringence'.
The University of Sheffield has discovered a huge burial site at a 14th century monastery in Lincolnshire.
Glass beads and vessels found in Mesopotamia were made later than previously thought, based on Egyptian creations.
The rate of deforestation in the Amazon is on the rise again. Over the past four years it has risen 35%.
Banda Detachment will 'explain how one of Earth's deepest sea areas became so deep'.
Researchers say the speed of light might have been much faster in the very early universe.
There are about 3,000 monkeys in the centre of Lopburi, and they regularly terrorise tourists and locals.
Skyscraper at centre of city has been sinking and tilting since it was completed in 2009.
Fast-melting glacier is breaking apart in a manner previously unseen in an Antarctic ice sheet.
Understanding what causes visual impairment in astronauts is key to mount a mission to Mars.
This year marks the 28th anniversary of the celebration but is the first since King Bhumibol Adulyadej's death.
Three people remain in a critical condition with at least a dozen more being treated.
Pauline Hanson blasted by conservationists for taking media to Queensland's Great Barrier Reef.
Top finds include organic molecules, traces of an ancient thick atmosphere and the remains of a surface stream-bed.
Scientists say urgent action is needed to protect region in which the natural wonder is located.
Unseasonably dry weather and easterly winds helped kindle the fires, which now stretch across half the country.
Churup Glacier in Peru is melting due to climate change and a resident is suing RWE.
Authorities are pushing to shut down privately owned steel factories in an effort to meet China's carbon dioxide emissions targets.
The science of invasive alien species is increasingly being denied, conservationists say.
Mystery solved as burial place of king Olaf II Haraldsson, beatified in 1031, is dug up
Eurasian beavers were hunted to extinction in the UK 400 years ago.
Warmer oceans and winds plus higher temperatures combine to begin a 'vicious circle' of warming in the Arctic.
Scientists say likelihood that fault curvature is linked to megathrust earthquakes is over 99%.
The hashtag #Israelisburning trended on social media as some Arabs and Palestinians celebrated the fires.
Almost as large as rainbows, but its form is usually colourless and has a flatter shape.