Ivan the Terrible's 'hand-picked thousand' arsenal discovered, with spiked helmets and military swords
Weaponry from one of Ivan the Terrible's elite officers has been found in a basement in an ancient village.
An area four times the size of London needs to become peatland if the UK wants to reach its CO2 target
UK needs more forest cover and 700,000 hectares of peatland to reach 2050 targets.
Penguins on parade: Keepers count the animals during London Zoo's annual stocktake
Every year, keepers at London Zoo face the challenging task of tallying up every creature from among more than 750 species.
Teeny, tiny chameleon tongues are 2,000 times quicker than fastest car in the world
Small chameleon tongues are much faster than larger individuals, suggests research from Brown University in the US.
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Wind-farm wars: Dorset's rolling Hardy country the new battleground of 'nimbys' versus 'windies'
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Scientists from Russia, US and Japan complete periodic table's seventh row with four new elements
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China: Frozen city gets ready for Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival
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Growing demand for rice and palm oil 'driving mangrove deforestation'
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Naples: Illegal dumping of toxic waste by mafia found responsible for rise in cancer cases
Italy's National Institute of Health finds rise in number of cases of babies with tumours.
Lynx and other native big cats to be reintroduced to Britain's forests in 2016
Britain's forests could be home to the lynx for the first time in 1,300 years.
£1,000 raffle ticket offering winner a chance to hunt down lion attracts criticism
Bubye Valley Conservancy in Zimbabwe is organising the event, where the winner can opt to kill a big cat.
What is Perihelion, the point where the Earth is closest to the sun?
On 2 January, the planet reaches the point in its orbit when it is closest to the sun – the Earth's perihelion.
Distant star's surface gravity can be calculated, edging us closer to finding a habitable planet
Astronomers find a way to work out the gravity on distant stars - some of which we know very little about.
Happy New Year 2016: Tim Peake greets Edinburgh's Hogmanay revellers from ISS
British astronaut wishes 'everybody on our beautiful planet Earth' a happy New Year.
New Year 2016: How to beat the hangover
IBTimes UK provides a few tips on how to beat an end-of-year party hangover.
Turkey: Istanbul snow storm causes travel chaos – and beautiful photos
Heavy snow has fallen in Istanbul, causing flight cancellations, road chaos and closure of schools – and beautiful photos.
Warm winter: Sunbathing wasps, giant sprouts and winter daffodils – what can we expect in 2016?
As we move into one of the warmest winters on record, how might nature react to the changing climate?
Best of the best in 2015: The year's biggest photography competition winners
A round-up of the winners of the year's biggest and best photography competitions.
Iceland discovers new way of predicting earthquakes using groundwater
Study shows sodium and silicon levels change in groundwater before major earthquakes in country.
Bolivia: Video shows surprise storm tear into houses
Local media reported that 90 houses were partially destroyed in three neighbourhoods.
Storm Frank: 12 rescued from flooded bus in Dumfries
A lorry driver and his passenger were among those rescued from their vehicles as the River Nith burst its banks.
New Year: Five simple ways to stick to your resolutions
From spending less to getting fit, many of us will resolve to change our ways
Floods UK: Nasa blames freak weather across world on 'worst El Nino since 1998'
El Nino is being blamed for unnaturally warm weather in UK and North Pole and freezing weather in Mexico.
Russia could cut their energy costs by 20% by going 100% renewable
If Russia and Central Asia only used wind and solar energy, by 2030 their costs would plummet.
Ninja Lanternshark: Glowing shark discovered 1km deep in Pacific Ocean off Costa Rica coast
Black shark with photophores found glowing deep down on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua and Panama.
Amazon rainforest will one day become a savannah thanks to climate change
New study shows how the complex eco-system will be affected.
Vultures dying out: Scavenger population in Africa faces same fate as India with 97% decline
Photographs from National Geographic's January 2016 edition explore the life of a vulture in troublesome times.
The real-life origins of the legendary Kraken
Tales of giant squid have permeated history because they are real.
How the tiger got his stripes: Can a mathematical equation answer that question?
Why are stripes in nature orientated in a certain direction?
Archaeologists discover oldest Hoabinhian site ever in China
The site of south-east Asian hunter-gatherers dates back nearly 44,000 years, and is the oldest ever discovered.
Australia: Over 60 sharks spotted off New South Wales beaches
The sharks have been sighted at Jervis Bay and Port Kembala beaches; some up to double the size of humans.
Storm Frank: Where have weather and flood warnings been issued around the UK?
Heavy rain and strong gales from Storm Frank have hit Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England.
Aliso Canyon gas leak: Over 150 million pounds of methane poured into atmosphere in Los Angeles
The massive natural gas leak at Aliso Canyon storage facility in Los Angeles is still uncontained.
Tadcaster: Homes evacuated as ancient Yorkshire bridge collapses
The town's historic bridge collapsed into the River Wharfe prompting warnings of 'significant risk to life'.
European Space Agency releases stunning photographs of Earth and space in 2015
IBTimes has chosen 10 images released by the ESA this year.
Ancient altar depicting Hargasos, son of Hercules, battling Hydra discovered in Turkey
The altar was potentially created to summon the river god Harpasos.
Endangered Tasmanian devils threatened by second type of transmissible cancer
Transmissible cancers may not be as extremely rare as once believed, study of creatures suggests.
Those calling for bigger flood defences don't understand the complexity of UK flooding
Flood defences didn't fail, they worked to capacity but were overwhelmed by rivers exceeding record levels.
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