SCIENCE

Model suggests West Antarctic Ice Sheet might have started an irreversible period of collapse.

Acmella nana breaks record for smallest land snail as 48 new species discovered by researchers.

Chimpanzees cannot learn foreign dialect of newly encountered populations, researchers conclude.

Ash emanating from the volcano reached 1,500 metres into the sky.

State-of-the-art sonar device discovers massive propeller at the bottom of Sydney Harbour.

Widespread fog across the UK has caused travel disruption and flight cancellations and delays.

Most recent studies have spoken of ice loss from melting glaciers.

The Sumatran rhino numbers in the wild are down to a few hundred.

Survival International says tribe is on the run, citing footprints discovered in the region.

The 19th-century trailblazer believed all human thought could be explained by maths.

The elusive Omura's whale is small species of blue whale and has often been misidentified in the past.

Temperatures are changing their natural environment quicker than the Sami can adapt.

Experts have identified five places where King Alaric of the Visigoths may be buried.

The Gomantong Caves in Borneo are home to billions of bugs.

Are insects the future of sustainable eating?

Weird glow from early universe could be another universe mixing with our own, scientists say.

'Giant Pumpkin' Halloween asteroid to be seen in unprecedented levels of detail by Nasa.

Ash and smoke rose 3,000 metres above the crater of the volcano.

The birth breathes new life into hopes to keep the rare species from being wiped from Earth.

T-Rex bone found in Wyoming had gnawing marks that matched those of its own kind.

Vampire graves have been unearthed across Europe, with various measures taken to prevent the dead from rising.

"We still don't know much about the everyday lives of most [Mayan] people."

Scientists levitate, move and rotate tiny objects mid-air using sound waves.

"Perhaps the eeriest thing is the fact that we don't know much about [deep sea fish]"

"It takes your breath away. You immediately think of your sins and feel like praying."

Study finds Delhi is recipe for disaster when it comes to air pollution.

The home was constructed out of a fallen tree.

Chile's Atacama Desert has turned into a mauve-coloured carpet of flowers following a downpour of rain.

No sign of the big 'winter freeze' as autumn temperatures climb to 20C this weekend.