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Mexico: Popocatepetl volcano erupts spewing ash and smoke

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

Rare Alagoas curassow bird hatches in Brazilian zoo raising hopes against extinction

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

Cannibal T-rex: Evidence discovered suggests Tyrannosaurus rex ate each other

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

How fear of the undead led to vampire burials of the sick, murdered and those 'born with a sign of the beast'

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

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Delhi: World's most polluted city is 'toxic pollutant punchbowl with myriad of ingredients'

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

Prehistoric 6,300-year-old 'eco-home' found near Stonehenge

The home was constructed out of a fallen tree.

Chile: Atacama Desert blooms into spectacular carpet of flowers

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

UK weather forecast: Autumn heatwave to last through weekend, delaying 'winter freeze'

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

Ancient shipwreck graveyard from Roman and Medieval eras discovered near Greece

22 shipwrecks were found within 44 kilometres of each other in the Aegean Sea.

Sexist jibes as Russia carries out all-female crew experiment for Moon mission

Roscosmos announces plans for lunar mission in 2029 with future goal of creating a base on the Moon.

Bardarbunga volcano in southeast Iceland

Iceland's volcanoes could provide new renewable energy source for the UK

Cameron to announce a plan to build underwater pipeline from Iceland to UK.

China unveils plans for super-giant particle collider – the biggest and most powerful on Earth

Chinese scientists complete conceptual design for the world's biggest particle collider to dwarf Cern's LHC.

Rosetta: Oxygen around comet 67/P challenges what we know about Solar System formation

Scientists surprised to find abundant oxygen in the gas cloud surrounding comet 67/P.

How forensic DNA can place innocent people at the scene of a crime

Scientist raises concerns over the accuracy of modern forensic evidence.

North Korea: Kim Jong-un opens atom-shaped science and technology building [Photos]

The atomic design is a reminder of North Korea's refusal to abandon its nuclear programme.

Nasa Cassini probe makes lowest pass through ice plumes on Saturn's Enceladus moon

Scientists found that Enceladus is likely to possess an ocean containing liquid water.

EU Parliament rejects proposals to ban sale of GMO products

GMO European ban proposal rejected by 577 votes to 75.

Costa Rica: Turrialba volcano spews ash in powerful eruption [Video]

Significant emissions seen in recent years but magma has rarely been observed.

UK weather forecast: Halloween temperatures to soar and approach all-time record

This Halloween could be one of the warmest ever recorded as temperatures remain above average across the UK.

Haptic glove for surgeons enables virtual reality operations

Gloveone enables surgeons to operate within a virtual reality training environment.

MIT CSAIL's RF-Capture X-ray Vision System

MIT invents 'X-ray vision' technology that can detect a human through a wall using radio signals

RF-Capture could make movie motion capture possible without markers and revolutionise virtual reality.

Tokyo Motor Show 2015: Futuristic fuel-cell vehicles and self-driving concept cars [Photos]

Self-driving cars and weird concept vehicles on display at the Tokyo Motor Show.

Turkish police seize 1,000-year-old Bible that includes pictures of Jesus

Police also found 53 coins, which dated back to the Roman and Byzantine periods.

New component of Milky Way galaxy discovered by VISTA telescope

Astronomers have discovered there has been a supply of newly formed stars in the past 100 million years.

Now that's a close shave: Secrets of the Halloween asteroid 2015 TB145 headed for Earth

What would happen if Halloween asteroid 2015 TB 145 did hit Earth on 31 October?

Death Valley sand dunes: Caltech scientists analyse 'booming' and 'burping' sounds

It had been thought that the sounds originate from the same signals.

Ancient cuneiform tablets seized by US customs

Hobby Lobby CEO David Green probed by FBI for allegedly smuggling illicit artefacts from Iraq

Hobby Lobby, which is owned by the Green family, is being investigated for obtaining looted artefacts.

tractor beam ultrahaptics holographic acoustics

World's first sonic tractor beam lifts and transports objects using sound waves

Tractor beam could be used on production lines to transport delicate objects without physical contact.

Nasa Cassini: Enceladus' core 'like a primitive meteorite that can host alien life forms'

Laboratory experiments suggest core of Saturn's moon Enceladus is similar to a primitive meteorite.

Morocco to become renewable energy superpower with world's biggest concentrated solar plant

Renewable sources will provide half of Morocco's energy by 2020.

Seal flies like an eagle: Killer whale flings pinniped lunch 80ft into the air [Video]

Killer whale caught on camera tormenting its prey, tossing a seal some 80ft into the air.

Ancient Greece: Lavish treasure tomb of venerated warrior discovered in city of Pylos

The unknown soldier was buried during the early Mycenaean period, 3,500 years ago.

Zimbabwe ivory trade: 22 elephants in Hwange National Park killed by cyanide poachers

Poachers kill 22 elephants by cyanide poisoning and removed tusks from three.

The African lion: What faster decline of apex predator means for ecosystems

Study finds lion populations across Africa will halve over the next 20 years.

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