SCIENCE

Mercury has gone into retrograde again, and astrologists will tell you that is bad news for all of us.

Chimps share food with friends and keep the spoils to themselves instead of sharing with 'non-friends'.

The relics were unearthed at the site of an unknown civilisation which was discovered in 2012.

European whales, dolphins and porpoises contain among highest levels of toxic polychlorinated biphenyls on planet.

The whales were washed up on Texel Island and died overnight.

The buck apparently cradled his dying companion's head while she tried to touch her joey one last time.

Earth shuddered and boomed as freezing water cracked frozen mud and rock, say meteorologists.

Greenhouse gas emissions are driving the planet towards a prolonged warming trend, German scientists warn.

Study shows the bacterium which caused the plague stayed in Europe for the 300 years between major outbreaks.

Study shows Brazilian Torrent frogs have the largest number of ways to communicate of all frogs.

Animal welfare activists hail policy announcement, saying end to ivory trade 'may be in sight'.

Archaeologists discover pit of skeletons with amputated left arms.

Authorities are warning winter holidaymakers the risks of even 'spontaneous' avalanches remains 'high'.

Rumours are emerging that scientists working on LIGO have discovered gravitational waves

Attenborough will tell story of the biggest animal to have walked the earth – the titanosaur.

Investigators looking for missing flight MH370 stumble on early 19th century shipwreck.

Dinosaur fossils discovered in China may not have been killed by catastrophic volcanic ash cloud.

Biologists believe that the warming of sea surface temperatures may have affected the fish that they feed on.

Conservation needs the income from hunting to continue protecting species, and guidelines have been drawn up.

A study collected data from the REMUS SharkCam to discover Mexico's sharks tend to hunt from below.

Footage shows Mitsubishi completely encased in ice after being parked by lake.

Graves in Central Apulian show major cultural shifts between 525BC and 200BC.

Reversible and self-stiffening material has potential for tissue engineering and defence structures.

Research showed Emperor Jing enjoyed the drink so much that he wanted to be buried with tea leaves.

The Curiosity Rover produced the first ever detailed images of sand sculptures.

Ten vultures in Peru have been fitted with GPS devices and video cameras in a unique bid to locate garbage sites.

3000-year-old round houses unearthed with their contents intact at Must Farm quarry in East Anglia.

BREAKING: More than 25 fin whales have died as local authorities and marine experts rush to save others.

The Planetary Defence Coordination Office will monitor threats from incoming asteroids.