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Mammal embryos successfully develop in space in 'milestone' for human space exploration

Mice embryos in China's SJ-10 satellite found to develop into advanced blastocysts over four days.

Ecuador earthquake: Survivors sleep in makeshift shelters after thousands of homes are destroyed

The 7.8 magnitude earthquake has been described as the worst the country has seen since 1979.

Gay King penguins in Berlin zoo shifted to Hamburg to live with other homosexual penguins

Stan and Olli, the gay male King penguins, will be called Kalle and Grobi in Hamburg zoo.

Lockheed Martin introduces a Mars Experience Bus to boost STEM education

Lockheed Martin introduces Mars experience school bus to boost Stem education

The move is part of an initiative called Generation Beyond, which is aimed at educating middle school students.

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World Haemophilia Day 2016: Contaminated blood scandal one of the biggest NHS treatment disasters

The fountains in Trafalgar Sure in London's West End are set to glow red on Sunday 17 April to raise awareness for World Haemophilia Day.

How could we build an invisibility cloak to hide Earth from an alien civilisation?

We could hide from any alien civilisations with lasers, but they might have the same idea too.

Mount Paektu: North Korea's enigmatic volcano has molten rock lurking beneath

North Korean and Western scientists collaborate on study of DPRK's little-studied active volcano.

Nature is scary: Alligator eats an alligator

A Florida man captured the grisly scene on camera while out for a walk.

Japan earthquake: Photos of damaged houses and roads around Kumamoto on Kyushu island

Aftershocks continue to rattle country after an earthquake killed nine people and injured more than 1,000.

Japan earthquake: At least 9 people dead and many trapped beneath buildings on Kyushu island

Fears of Fukushima-like damage to nearby nuclear reactor dispelled by Japan authorities.

Fresco damaged Italy Basilica di San Giovanni Maggiore

Italy: Workers drill hole into 16th century fresco during Naples flat renovation

Painting by Tomasso Assan Paleologo in San Giovanni Maggiore Basilica damaged by absent-minded renovators.

Carbyne: Scientists create 'holy grail' strongest material in the world that's tougher than graphene

Elusive 'wonder material' takes graphene's title as the strongest substance ever made.

How deep-sea creatures survived dinosaur-killing asteroid revealed

Ocean bacteria and algae survived the asteroid strike, supplying ocean-dwelling creatures with food.

Airbnb Aquarium: Guests sleep in 360-degree underwater bedroom surrounded by sharks

The holiday rental site selected different sets of winners, who stayed one night each in the underwater bedroom.

Greenland ice melt starts a month early due to freakishly warm weather

Greenland doubled its rate of ice loss form 2003 to 2010.

The common bed bug, Cimex lectularius L.

Blood-sucking bed bugs grow thicker skin to resist insecticides

Bed bugs which resist exposure to pesticides tend to have thicker cuticles.

Global warming has let moose return to Alaskan tundra for first time since 1880

Warmer summers give shrubs longer growing seasons, so more food is available for moose in the cold winters.

Can you Brie-lieve it? New bioenergy plant to generate power from cheese

Lake District Biogas plant will covert fats and sugars from cheese production into gas energy for local homes.

Bosnia's Indiana Jones claims massive stone sphere is sign of ancient civilisation

Researchers have found a giant stone ball in a forest, and claim an ancient civilisation left it behind.

Newborn bottlenose dolphin deaths linked to 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Study suggests oil spill caused lung abnormalities and pregnancy failures in bottlenose dolphins.

Stephen Hawking gains 'godlike' status on Weibo, gaining 2.5m followers in 24 hours

Internet users swarm to Weibo to welcome the scientist who, until recently, only enjoyed 'cult status' in China

Consensus reached: 90-100% of climate change scientists agree humans caused recent global warming

Climate change denialism is not the same as scientific scepticism, researchers say.

How to say I'm sorry: The best way to apologise according to science

Scientists have examined which parts of an apology are the most effective to gain forgiveness.

Royal India tour: Kate Middleton plays with baby elephants and rhinos on safari with Prince William

The royal couple saw the endangered one-horned rhino, whose numbers are rising despite the attentions of poachers.

Is Alpha Centauri the right place to search for life elsewhere?

Stephen Hawking and Yuri Milner announced the Breakthrough Starshot initiative in New York

Couple find whale vomit worth £50,000 on Middleton Sands beach

Gary and Angela Williams, from Overton in Lancashire, are now negotiating with potential buyers.

North America and Asia were connected for 1.2 billion years in giant supercontinents

Rodinia and Nuna-Columbia broke apart 700 million years ago, eventually forming North America and Asia.

California rescues sea lions while Canadian salmon farmers slaughter them

Salmon farmers have blanket authorisation to shoot 'problem animals' in ecologically sensitive area.

STIs led to emergence of monogamy in prehistoric humans

Presence of sexually transmitted infections likely helped monogamy develop in humans.

'Bizarre' supermassive black holes found in mysterious alignment

Supermassive black holes can only be aligned if they are all spinning the same direction.

Mysterious shaman sanctuary sheds light on the spirituality of early Holocene people

The exploration of a shaman sanctuary in Poland can help archaeologists understand ancient rituals and beliefs.

Alpha Centauri mission: Stephen Hawking and Yuri Milner plan to send tiny spacecrafts to the stars

Breakthrough Starshot initiative aims to get humans to far reaches of space within a generation.

Explore an ancient Mayan temple in remote Guatemala through virtual reality

Jaguar Paw Temple in Northern Guatemala is difficult to access.

Watch live online: Stephen Hawking to announce mystery space exploration project Starshot

Watch livestream of Stephen Hawking and Yuri Milner announcing latest space exploration initiative.

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