SCIENCE

Wombats are the only animal to produce cube-shaped poo.

Destruction started when US Environmental Protection Agency started asking questions, says whistle-blower.

Residents ordered to stay indoors as dangerous ozone level zooms.

Scientists observe fairy rings in Australia – the first time mystery circles have been observed outside Africa.

Newly-discovered T-rex ancestor has provided clues to evolution of the Tyrannosaurs.

Oldest relatives of Neanderthals identified through DNA testing.

Coin minted under Emperor Trajan and showing Emperor Augustus' face has been found by an Israeli hiker.

Modelled data found between 4.2 and 13 million homes will be threatened by sea level rise in the year 2100.

Mucilage from cacti can remove harmful pollutants from water, and could be used to make fish more tasty.

Former Nasa astronaut says affordable space travel is less than 20 years away.

CO2 levels increasing faster than they have in hundreds of thousands of years according to latest numbers.

Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 for his "services to theoretical physics".

Prof Dasgupta recognised for lifetime of work on welfare and development economics.

Scientists from Ligo confirmed the existence of Einstein's gravitational wave theory.

Giant craters on the seabed mark where massive bubbles of methane may have exploded.

In 2009, the US House of Representatives recognised 14 March as National Pi Day.

Archaeologists remain puzzled over functions of Megalithic tombs unearthed in Poland.

Scott Kelly returned to Earth last week after nearly a year on the ISS.

EXCLUSIVE: Park director Emmanuel de Merode tells IBTimes UK how to unleash Virunga's huge potential.

A unique dinosaur exhibition opens at the Nottingham Natural History Museum in the summer of 2017.

A year after the discovery of a royal tomb in France, archaeologists are getting to know ancient Celtic culture better.

A double earthquake in 1812 was one of the largest in California's history, and it could come back.

Scientists hope they will find traces of life – past or present – on the red planet.

The ExoMars misson will give scientists data on the atmosphere of Mars, and may lead them straight to life.

The glacier, known as the 'White Giant', is one of Argentina's biggest attractions.

From diving equipment and cameras, to understanding light underwater, this book provides all you need before you take the plunge.

The newly discovered bacterium, Ideonella sakaiensis, manages to break down PET compounds and digest it.

The fund will save about 110,000 tonnes of carbon, which is equivalent to more than what 22,000 homes emit.

On 3 March 2011, a massive earthquake hit northern Japan, triggering a tsunami that killed nearly 20,000 people and sparked a nuclear disaster.