World Elephant Day: 10 reminders that elephants are incredibly cute
Alongside spreading awareness of the threats faced by the great creatures, it is good to remember how adorable they are.
How much do you really know about elephants?
Have you got an elephantine memory or the recall of a terrifying mouse?
Some Greenland sharks alive today were born before the English Civil War
Nuclear bomb data reveals they are world's longest-living vertebrates reaching an age of 400.
Starliner CST-100: Boeing is building the next generation of spaceships for Nasa right now
Boeing and Nasa are working on a commercial vehicle to fly crews to and from ISS.
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Peta condemns F1 star Lewis Hamilton over big cat selfies
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Call for leopard reclassification as 'endangered' as it disappears from 94% of historical range
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Cannibalistic prehistoric shark fed on its babies when food was scarce
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Flames whipped up by high winds formed a column marching towards France's second biggest city.
China launches high-tech satellite to safeguard maritime interests amid South China Sea row
The Gaofen 3 Earth observation satellite was launched on Wednesday from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.
A 3D map of millions of galaxies to be built by 5,000 robots to shed light on dark energy
The map will measure light from 35 million galaxies to better understand dark matter and galaxy evolution.
First humans in Americas could not have gotten there over ancient land bridge from Siberia
This pathway remained inhabitable for humans for thousands of years.
WWII hidden treasure in Philippines echoes folk legends dating back over a century
Scientist says stories of masses of gold buried in the ground coincide with periods of social crisis.
Koi Herpesvirus: What is the disease that ravages UK lakes every summer?
With outbreaks common between mid-June and September, carp are once again suffering.
Massive solar storm almost sparked World War III in 1967
US intelligence believed Soviet Union was jamming its surveillance radars in the Polar Regions.
Oops! Nasa's priceless Apollo 11 moon landing bag accidentally sold off for $1,000
The bag was part of a collection of priceless items that were seized from the home of director of Kansas space centre.
Three killed by wildfires in Funchal, Madeira, and inferno also rages in northern Portugal
Wildfires destroy homes on the island of Madeira and burn out of control on mainland Portugal.
Mystery mummified monster discovered in Siberia diamond pit
Remains of a strange creature have been found by Siberian miners in diamond-yielding sands.
400-year-old petroglyphs created by indigenous people discovered on Hawaii beach
At least 17 petroglyphs stretching along 60ft of coastline discovered by tourists from Texas.
Cataclysmic volcanic eruption in Philippines hid fact sea level rise is well and truly upon us
Pinatubo eruption cooled down planet, hiding effects of global warming on ocean rise.
139 years after sinking, pioneering British steamship discovered in Arctic Russia
The vessel, The Thames, was attempting to sail a direct sea route from Serbia to UK when it sank around 1878.
Perseid meteor shower set for surge in activity with over 100 shooting stars per hour
Royal Astronomical Society says Jupiter's gravitational field will produce one of best shows.
No sign of sterile neutrino 'ghost particle' that could shed light on dark matter
Scientists almost certain fourth neutrino does not exist following extensive search in South Pole.
Historic wolf pack said to be wiped out by Alaskan hunters
East Fork pack, followed since 1930s, had gone down to four and den no longer in use.
Viking conquerors created horses that were more comfortable to ride
Breeds preferred for their comfortable pace were used on long journeys.
Officials order 5,200 homes evacuated in California Pilot Fire in San Bernardino Mountains
A large fire east of Los Angeles quadrupled in size in 24 hours.
Early humans were butchering rhinos and horses with stone tools 250,000 years ago
Stone tools reveal oldest evidence of protein residue, shedding light on sophistication of hominins.
Wormholes at centre of black holes could offer passage to other parts of universe
Wormholes in electrically-charged black holes solve the problem of singularity say physicists.
Alien megastructure star KIC 8462852 just got even more bizarre
Astronomers Ben Montet and Joshua Simon say no known stellar phenomenon can explain dimming pattern.
Veins in Mars' Gale Crater likely formed by 'evaporating ancient lakes', study claims
Researchers asserts the veins were likely 'pathways for groundwater'.
Roman 'curse tablets' summoning up demons discovered in ancient Serbian tomb
Pagan and Christian gods invoked in long-forgotten languages and strange symbols.
Scientists unearth the secrets of the ocean using Google Maps-style mapping
Scientists estimate that over 60% of Earth's oceans remain unexplored.
Rio 2016: Critics hit out at opening ceremony 'climate change lecture' as Olympics begin
Many have taken to Twitter to point out Rio's 'hypocrisy' based on their own environmental record.
Welcome to the space race: Singapore startup creates hybrid rockets and 3D printed fuel to challenge SpaceX
Adam Gilmour sees hybrid rocket engines powered by plastic and wax as the future of space travel.
New Zealand's baby orca left on shore dies despite rescue efforts
The baby whale, dubbed Bob, was believed to be between six months and a year old.
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Exhibition to mark 25th anniversary of aquarium aims to highlight the relationship between land and sea.
Melting Arctic ice set to expose hazardous waste from Cold War-era top-secret experiments
Camp Century infrastructure and waste was abandoned in 1967, believed to have been buried forever.
Ancient 'Beaded Burial' at Cahokia reveals women's power in native American societies
Women of noble descent were buried beside men in the grandiose mass grave.
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