One could hit Tokyo and the Nankai Trough Quake would cause a devastating tsunami in north and central Japan.
A toilet was found in the gate-shrine, a symbol of Biblical King Hezekiah's desire to abolish pagan places of worship.
Swedish Association for Sexuality Education makes promotional video encouraging recognition of condoms.
At least 27 people are missing after rain-saturated hillsides collapsed onto Sucun village in China's Zhejiang province.
Striking pictures show devastating impact of climate change on reef systems around the Japanese islands.
Violent behaviour is shaped by cultural factors but researchers shows it may have an evolutionary basis too.
Polar bears are a protected species and shooting them is allowed only for self-defence and as a last resort.
Students kidnapped endangered African penguin Buddy and released it in the ocean.
Pangolins are often referred to as the most trafficked animal in the world.
UK government donated over £2.11m for survivors of the 5.7 magnitude Kagera earthquake
A CalFire spokesman said this kind of 'extreme' fire behaviour is the 'new norm'.
Authorities searching for hundreds of missing tourists after evacuating more than 1,100 people.
The billionaire and founder of SpaceX wants to cut the price of future travel to the Red Planet.
Providing for Dhaka's large population puts a strain on the city's deep water resources.
T-Rex and other large theropods that grew quickly in size often displayed crests or horns.
Claudius Gros wants to send a box full of microbial lifeforms to kick start evolution.
Study looks at two million years' worth of global temperatures to reassess future warming.
The thick haze covering many parts of Hong Kong is said to have been caused by a nearby Taiwan-bound tropical cyclone.
Witnesses described a 'huge ball of flame' shooting towards the Earth.
Hubble telescope images indicates a global saline ocean beneath its icy shell.
Large circles in southern Peru appear to represent trade exchanges more than 1,000 years ago.
Space agency set to unveil findings from images of Jupiter's moon taken by Hubble Space Telescope.
India chose Gandhi's birth anniversary as he led a life with the least carbon footprint.
Scientists have used criminology methods to find out more about who shot Ötzi in the Alps 5,000 years ago.
There will be a bounty on pots and lines lost by crabbers which cause whales to drown or slowly starve to death.
The discussion, which has been scheduled for 3 October, will also include climate scientist Dr Katharine Hayhoe.
The 'rare, local phenomenon' has been observed in Botswana.
Altered rainfall and warm temperatures are degrading the quality of coffee and cutting down production.
Bones found in a Roman cemetery in Southwark suggest Asian individuals migrated to the empire.
Maps of light from just after the Big Bang show the universe is, in all likelihood, directionless.