SCIENCE

The Aztecs may have created mask offerings to the god based on the skulls of sacrificed noble soldiers.

Scientists discover exoplanet of a similar size to Jupiter within the habitable zone of its solar system.

During his six months in space, astronaut Tim Peake posted stunning pictures of Earth from space.

The jaguarundi or eyra cat is facing increasing threats with the population potentially on the decline.

Archaeologists reveal major medieval cities beneath Cambodia's jungle with laser technology.

Ten key facts about the Nasa Juno mission and spacecraft, due to arrive at planet Jupiter on 4 July 2016.

The solar powered plane made the short journey from Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania to New York's JFK airport.

Instead, a new technology will be used to determine the sex of the chicken embryo inside the egg.

The female rhino had wandered into the territory of the males in search of food.

The 13 scientists, including Peter Higgs, say leaving the EU poses a 'key risk' to research and funding.

British astronaut Tim Peake will land back on Earth in just a week, after six months aboard the ISS.

Nasa's Juno spacecraft will shed light on how all the planets in the Solar System formed.

Under the foundations of the Forbidden City, ancient foundations from the Yuan era have been discovered.

Sunken city off Mafia Island believed to be ancient Roman marketplace of Rhapta.

Light pollution affects most of the world population, with many never experiencing a clear night sky.

Hawking and colleagues publish updated theory on how soft hair can solve information paradox.

The buried platform was discovered at the World Heritage site using satellite imagery.

Palos Verdes Estate might get around to the 'complex' problem later says local official.

CO2 converted into carbonate minerals by injecting it into volcanic rock.

Increasing water usage drained reservoir, revealing 500-year-old section of Great Wall of China.

Objects may be able to pass through a wormhole at the centre of a black hole despite extreme forces.

Around 1,300 sheep wandered through the Spanish city of Huesca early on 6 June

Torrential rain on 8 June flooded parts of the UK as a month's rain fell in one day.

Mercedes Benz to introduce more petrol cars and change product line-up in India.

The video shows the 12-tonne adult whale diving under the water, joined later by the calf.

The government pledged not to use any products that contribute to clear-cutting of trees.

New fossils have opened clues about who the ancestors of Homo Floresiensis were, and why they were so small.

Black hole chaotically feasting on clumpy cold gas discovered in Abell 2597 Brightest Cluster Galaxy.

Over 16,000 personal items belonging to the victims of the Nazi death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, are being returned to the Auschwitz museum memorial.