Length of heatwave breaks its own record since temperatures have been tracked for 137 years.
Study finds new evidence to suggest Karl Gegenhaur's theory was correct, and human limbs evolved from gills.
Instalment of 3R replica of destroyed Syrian monument sparks debate on propaganda and historic accuracy.
The psychology of cult leaders like David Koresh have fascinated sociologists for decades
Nasa partnered with tech company Harmonic aimed at showing the 'breathtaking beauty and grandeur of space'.
Excavation of part of a site near the old Town House uncovers medieval objects.
Researchers claimed the coral had survived previous bleaching events due to gradually warming waters.
The dramatic eruption caused the nearby airport to close.
Death toll from natural calamities such as floods, storms and earthquakes estimated at eight million.
Drivers were trapped in cars and homeowners confined to attics as water levels rose in flash flooding.
Clare Theresa Crockett was based in Playa Prieta where she was teaching children.
Dinosaur species were going extinct faster than new ones were emerging long before mass extinction asteroid.
The video, released by the WWF, shows two of the continent's most endangered predators.
Footage reveals fault lines that triggered the two massive earthquakes, on 14 and 16 April.
Coral's natural ability to withstand temperature change could be destroyed as seawater temperature rises.
Mice embryos in China's SJ-10 satellite found to develop into advanced blastocysts over four days.
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake has been described as the worst the country has seen since 1979.
Stan and Olli, the gay male King penguins, will be called Kalle and Grobi in Hamburg zoo.
The move is part of an initiative called Generation Beyond, which is aimed at educating middle school students.
Fears of unrest grow as authorities in Manabi province announced 180 prisoners escaped from a jail.
Golden eagles are a relatively common sight over Scotland, but there are now none in English skies.
Enormous Roman complex discovered by rug designer laying electric cables in his barn.
State of emergency has been declared in Soriano after a tornado strikes near the Argentinian border
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.
We could hide from any alien civilisations with lasers, but they might have the same idea too.
North Korean and Western scientists collaborate on study of DPRK's little-studied active volcano.
A Florida man captured the grisly scene on camera while out for a walk.
Aftershocks continue to rattle country after an earthquake killed nine people and injured more than 1,000.
Fears of Fukushima-like damage to nearby nuclear reactor dispelled by Japan authorities.
Painting by Tomasso Assan Paleologo in San Giovanni Maggiore Basilica damaged by absent-minded renovators.