SCIENCE

IBTimes has chosen 10 images released by the ESA this year.

The altar was potentially created to summon the river god Harpasos.

Transmissible cancers may not be as extremely rare as once believed, study of creatures suggests.

Flood defences didn't fail, they worked to capacity but were overwhelmed by rivers exceeding record levels.

James Smart's photo of a tornado has won the 2015 National Geographic Photo Contest.

Ancient city Naukratis was a trading port between ancient Egyptian and Greek civilisations.

Photos of devastating effects of flooding as government denies a north-south divide.

Earth is now surrounded by space debris – watch the story of how this happened.

Meteorologists have warned a 'bomb cyclone' forming in the north Atlantic could worsen UK floods.

First genomes of ancient Irish humans shows origin of 'Celtic disease' and blue eyes.

Jesus is often portrayed as the shepherd tending his flock with a ram in his arms or on his shoulders.

The Met Office have issued 51 flood warnings, nine of which are severe, across the UK.

The deep sea creature swam around Toyama harbour for several hours.

Rainforest flower, native to Sumatra, draws thousands of people in southern Australia.

The country is 3.4C above the historical average for December.

Firefighters have been battling 120 wild fires, some of which officials suspect were deliberately set.

Dog-walkers have been spotted posing for photos in front of the carcass of the whale washed up on a Welsh beach.

Storm Frank set to bring gusts of up to 80mph and persistent heavy rain to flood-stricken regions.

Millions of trees across 41,000 square miles of California are suffering from one of the worst droughts ever.

Philippe Petain's Vichy regime helped Nazis deport 76,000 Jews from its territory during WW2.

IBTimes UK looks at our favourite new species discovered in 2015.

IBTimes UK brings you five weird science stories of 2015.

Major astronomy events next year include eclipses, visible planets and supermoons.

Severe weather warnings were in force in many states in central US while emergency was declared in New Mexico.

Up to 3,500 properties – including historic buildings in York city centre – are now at risk of flooding.

COP21 and the infamous two degrees Celsius. What happened in 2015 to prompt these big measures?

What theoretical physicists said about parallel worlds and the universe over the last 12 months.

The South Korean organisation providing the service has cloned over 700 dogs so far.

Construction work was suspended and vulnerable people asked to limit outdoor exposure.