Traces found on archaeological digs suggest plant was cultivated and traded in Eurasia 5,000 years ago.
MeerKAT will become a part of the international Square Kilometre Array project, which is slated to be set up by 2020
260-million-year-old fossils show proto turtles spent a lot of time underground.
The Mars rover will share some of its hardware from its predecessor the Curiosity rover to save costs
The original case verdict in favour of the navy was overturned in the federal appeals court.
Why was Stonehenge built? Where is Genghis Khan's tomb? Why do the Nazca Lines exist?
Osteosarcoma kills many dogs, and apparently affected them as far back as two millennia ago.
Theoretical physicist answers questions on what would happen if you got sucked into a black hole
Most of the illegal activity was reported in India
Your relationships status is influencing who you find attractive
The map helps scientists to study dark energy - a mysterious force driving the universe's rapid expansion
Asteroid impact would have burned huge oil reserves, potentially blocking 90% of the sun for years.
Scientists get unprecedented view of poorly understood process of caldera formation.
British Antarctic survey says glacier retreat may contribute to sea levels rising.
Neolithic farming emerged in genetically distinct populations at different locations.
Unless perception changes, some of the planet's most charismatic species could be wiped out in our lifetime.
Geologists say Colli Albani has potential to unleash an eruption as big as Mount Vesuvius.
They were buried near lake Baikal with a range of precious objects, including a jade knife.
Gualicho adds to the theory that T-Rex's small arms were not an ancestrally-inherited trait.
To mark Shark Awareness Day 2016, IBTimes UK looks at some lesser-known facts about the species.
Exposure to western music may have shaped our preference for consonant chords.
Archaeologists have digitally reconstructed the defence system protecting the king's chamber.
An aeroplane powered by energy from the sun has arrived in Egypt, its penultimate stop.
'How'd you get in there, bear?' the deputy asks, to no response from the bear.
Survey of Fournoi archipelago provides richest source of ancient shipwrecks in Greek Territory.
Physicists show how Big Bounce theory of the universe could be possible - thanks to quantum mechanics.
The Nordic islands have not been mapped - yet.
The fuel-free plane will now set off on the ultimate leg of the adventure tour to Abu Dhabi.
More than 4,000 rare trees could possibly be identified, boosting conservation efforts.
The image shows the sunlit part of the planet and three of its four moons.