SCIENCE

Evidence of life on land has been found in rocks that are 3.2 billion years old.

The move comes after the lower house in Japan's parliament approved the accord.

Producer Elizabeth White discusses 'wall of snakes' scene in latest BBC series.

Over 90% of ivory shipments seized found to be from elephants killed within the last three years.

Cliff erosion on the south coast has accelerated by an order of magnitude in the past few hundred years.

Older male bonobos' poor eyesight is bad for their social life.

Insect damage on fossilised leaves suggest biodiversity recovered quicker in the Southern hemisphere.

Australia is expected to be the first country to transition to this more extreme norm.

Archaeologists find evidence of city wall and a temple dedicated to Mesopotamian weather god Adad.

Snowballs arrived a week ago after the water in the Gulf of Ob rose and came into contact with frost.

The government is said to be considering bringing back the odd-even car rationing scheme to bring down the pollution levels.

The Met Office has predicted a colder than average winter

Findings came after scientists used sophisticated tracking software to follow 34 whales over months.

Clear skies will cause temperatures to dip, while fields might end up soggy after days of rain.

Tsunamis are rare but deadly - improving awareness is thus crucial to save lives.

After the IC 2163 and NGC 2207 galaxies collided, gases and stars formed a stunning eyelid feature.

The cubs' stomachs still contain traces of what the researchers say could be mother's milk.

Tropical cyclones from a warmer past can tell us what future storms will look like as temperatures continue to rise.

Suspicious sounds of beeps and hums blamed for scaring away sea mammals such as seals and whales.

The prehistoric discovery places humans in the area 10,000 years earlier than previously thought.

The process of making fuel from poo mimics the way fossil fuels form in the ground.

The study could help songwriters on their way to their next catchy hit.

The odd-looking lump has been named Egg Rock and is made of iron and nickel.

First evidence suggests the ship roamed the waters of the Baltic Sea in the 19th century.

Scientist put constraints on weight of axions – extremely light particles that are candidates for dark matter.

The new report says that current emissions predictions will see global warming rise to over 3C.

We must cut another 25% carbon emissions globally on top of Paris pledges, says UN report.

It is the first time that scientists find a two-headed shark embryo within an oviparous species.

Rising levels of humidity are encouraging bacterial growth on the mummies.