The rocket will take on SpaceX and Virgin Galactic that are exploring commercial space flights.
Twin flash floods described as the 'worst weather-related disaster' in Utah's history.
Dogs' problem-solving abilities may be compromised as a result of human dependence and domestication.
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer is observed on 16 September by the United Nations.
The video shows residents flee the wildfires in Middletown, Lake County as the countryside burns around them.
Research has shown that some birds reproduce more successfully when they choose their mate.
Research from the University of Minnesota found marijuana use significantly heightens the risk
Archaeologists have found traces of about 1400 graves and cult artefacts.
A combination of drought and a heatwave in California had left tinder dry and highly combustible.
Ballantine's whisky makers created a glass which enables people to drink in space with a straw.
Experts fear a repeat of 1963, the worst winter in UK history.
Indonesian forest fires causes heavy pollution in Singapore and Malaysia
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe deploys troops to erupting Mount Aso on island of Kyushu
World's longest known chain of continental volcanoes runs 2,000km and is 33 million years old.
Australian scientists find 52% of the world's sea turtles have ingested plastic debris.
Report from the University of Arizona warns that the situation will worsen.
Photographer Kerstin Langenberger captures image of injured starving polar bear on Norwegian archipelago.
Selçuk University found ancient vessel wreckages and shipyards in the eastern Mediterranean
Amazing weather balloon footage from 2013 was discovered by a hiker in the desert.
Nasa launching its own non-commercial TV network in the US showing what it's like to live on the ISS
Study shows adverse effects of stress on offspring using data of 10,000 elephants.
Earth's surface temperature already looks set to break records for 2015.
Elon Musk says dropping nuclear weapons over the poles of Mars will warm it up for human colonisation.
IBTimes UK spoke to Lauren Pears of Lady Dinah's Cat Emporium, a London cat café, about cat therapy
How to find parallel universes
Snakebites found to increase in both hot and cold phases of El Nino Southern Oscillation.
Study examines what would happen if we burned remaining fossil fuels on the planet.
Traces of two massive meteor impacts on same spot 458 million years ago discovered in Sweden.
The waters are retreating in Joso after washing houses away in scenes reminiscent of a tsunami.
Incredible images of Pluto's surface show "bewildering variety" of features rivalling anything seen in solar system.