SCIENCE

An independent inquiry into the death of former KGB agent Litvinenko will be published on 21 January 2016.

Astronomers at California Institute of Technology believe huge 'dark planet' exists way beyond Pluto.

The first record of early human conflict was found in Kenya, with 27 individual skeletons being identified.

A wide analysis of a tomb at Alto de Reinoso shows 47 closely-related individuals were all buried together.

One of the world's oldest known species of Jurassic dinosaur has been discovered near Penarth Beach - the Dracoraptor hanigani.

The NOAA, Nasa and Met Office have all announced that last year was the hottest year ever recorded globally.

MIT algorithms, also used in the walking Atlas robot, help drone find its way through a maze of obstacles.

Increasingly sharks are targeted for commercial fishing

'Fire volcano' the Volcan de Colima spews out a large column of gas and ash around 2,500m into the sky.

Scientists show toxin produced by blue-green algae results in Alzheimer's-like symptoms in monkeys.

Bush dogs have been photographed across the Central American nation, as conservation can now kick on.

The data, which covers 367 cities, showed average PM2.5 levels dropping by 10% in 2015 compared to 2014.

Seaside palace of first emperor of Qin dynasty discovered off Suizhong coast.

Monkey was kept alive for 20 hours after head transplant as questions are raised over surgery.

The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation criticises Musk and Hawking for alarmist AI fears

Virunga is Africa's oldest national park and home to some of the last remaining gorillas.

Increased plastic production and use coupled with low recycling is fast flooding the oceans.

There is an almost endless variation of eyes in the animal kingdom. We take look at some of them.

British Library multispectral imaging reveals 'fugitive image' in one of da Vinci's notebooks.

Mystery origins of Roman-age decapitated bodies revealed through whole genome analysis.

From January 20, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are set to be visibly aligned before sunrise.

The International Space Station has aboard its own espresso machine for that caffeine fix.

Professor Hawking said that scientific and technological advances were humanity's biggest threats

Denmark is on track to hit its 2020 target of 50% electricity produced by wind turbines.

Yeast responsible for fermentation in wine, beer and bread is found to breed within the guts of wasps.

Volatile volcanoes in the Snowball Earth theory could be the cause of cap carbonates, solving the mystery.

Earthworms on the Isle of Rum have been found weighing more than 12g - the heaviest-ever recorded in the UK.

South Africa is in the grips of a severe drought that shows no sign of abating after the driest year on record.

US researchers find way to see where energy travels when high-intensity laser hits fuel target.