SCIENCE

The dead birds were turned into balls and used as toys by walruses.

The trade and cultural hub that was Chaco Canyon might not have been a good place to grow crops.

The ancient cattle, standing at 7ft and almost 1,000kg, would not go unnoticed on Europe's plains.

Scientists are poring over the videos of the hydrothermal vents to see how many new species they can spot.

Scientists calculated how much dark matter was lost by combining observations with models.

The answer involves dinosaurs, not Nazi flying saucers.

China has seized 3,000kg of pangolin scales in what is possibly the largest smuggling case involving pangolins.

This is the 29th time when Barack Obama used his authority to designate a national monument.

The famine, which began in 1845 in Ireland, caused around a million deaths.

Bogoslof volcano is about 1,800m high but only the top 150m protrudes above the surface of the Bering Sea.

Ammonia is released at ground level by fertilisers – what is it doing in the upper troposphere?

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Countries in Asia and Africa projected to be areas worst hit.

Egyptian bats look cute but they never seem to stop squabbling over food, mating and who perches where.

2016 was an exciting year for space and astronomy, and 2017 should be just as good.

The first robotic Mars probe will be launched by 2020, Wu Yanhua of China National Space Administration said.

Around 15 tonnes of rubbish was left on Coogee beach after revellers' parties.

For 30 countries, renewable sources are already just as efficient as coal.

Vera Rubin had to overcome significant barriers as a pioneering female scientist.

The typhoon left seven people, including a sailor of the sunken ship, dead.

It's not known whether Adélies snack on the gonads as a delicacy or are being driven to unusual food sources by a changing habitat.

Current cheetah numbers and range could justify listing the species as 'endangered'.

The super storm left 3 people dead in Albay city on Bicol Islands, where it made its first landfall on 25 December.

The National Weather Service predicts snow totals of 8 to 15 inches in the region.

The typhoon is set to make landfall on Sunday evening in Catanduanes province on the Bicol peninsula.

Repeating FRBs came from same location far beyond the Milky Way where 10 had previously been detected.

Santa may be sweltering at the Pole as temperatures soar 26C higher than he is used to.

If there was a massive star in the sky, why didn't King Herod and his advisers know about it ?

These ferocious baby dinosaurs' teeth all fell out as they turned into adults.