Humans kill large land carnivores nine times faster than they kill each other in the wild.
Hurricane Katrina produced images never before seen in an American city.
Nasa categorically denies any impending asteroid doom.
Amateur footage shows Delta plane struck by lightning while grounded at airport.
Authorities will deploy drones on beaches in Oaxaca to protect against a reported surge in turtle egg poaching.
Spider expert says giant house spiders are particularly big this year.
These ants gnaw through wire, sting and spread salmonella.
Efforts are now being upped to save the remaining few.
Both monogamy and polygamy are natural for humans.
Valles Marineris is a system of canyons believed to be the biggest in the solar system.
No one hurt by the reopening of the massive sinkhole.
Mei Xiang could possibly give birth as early as next week.
It was found at the same site as where an early hominin was found
Country's reputation for poor carbon emission levels not entirely desired.
Some half a million ants were recruited by WWF to call for the protection of the Amazon rainforest.
MIT, Samsung and Tsinghua University have made significant lithium battery breakthroughs in August.
Used separately marijuana and nicotine hinder memory but together they improve it, say scientists.
'This finding indicates that comet impacts … played an important role in delivering the seeds of life to Earth'
Incredible footage captures shark trying to catch seal in mid-air in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
IBTimes UK brings you a few facts about the orangutan.
Researchers have placed a direct link between the length of a woman's pregnancy and her height.
The newly discovered bone adds more complexity to the evolution of hominins.
'The strip looks so simple, but it's incredibly complicated.'
The tiger was part of a photo shoot by British photographer David Yarrow.
Permit allows firm to drill deep beneath the Chukchi Sea off the coast of Alaska.
Scientists discover what could be the first ever flowering plants on Earth.
It has been difficult to pinpoint mass violence in the early Neolithic period
Scientists analyse whistled Turkish language used for long-distance communication.
'This could eventually lead to new treatments for patients with psychiatric disorders'
Glaciers in Tien Shan mountain range have lost 25% of total mass in last 50 years.