Mexico: Drones deployed to stop turtle egg poachers [video]
Authorities will deploy drones on beaches in Oaxaca to protect against a reported surge in turtle egg poaching.
Giant house spiders the size of mice 'invading' UK homes following warm wet summer
Spider expert says giant house spiders are particularly big this year.
Argentine 'crazy ant' species known for spreading salmonella storm UK
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Sumatran rhino goes extinct in Malaysia leaving fewer than 100 left in Indonesia
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Archaeologists discover earliest known baboon relative
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Some half a million ants were recruited by WWF to call for the protection of the Amazon rainforest.
MIT scientists find way to make lithium-ion batteries last indefinitely and store more energy
MIT, Samsung and Tsinghua University have made significant lithium battery breakthroughs in August.
How nicotine alters the way marijuana affects the brain
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Comets may have been crucial in the formation of life on Earth and other planets
'This finding indicates that comet impacts … played an important role in delivering the seeds of life to Earth'
Great white shark vs seal: Spectacular video captures mid-air battle off Cape Cod
Incredible footage captures shark trying to catch seal in mid-air in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
World Orangutan Day: Facts about the close relative of humans
IBTimes UK brings you a few facts about the orangutan.
Premature birth: Women's height linked to length of pregnancy
Researchers have placed a direct link between the length of a woman's pregnancy and her height.
1.8 million-year-old hand bone similar to modern day human discovered
The newly discovered bone adds more complexity to the evolution of hominins.
Ebola, dengue, yellow fever: Paper-based test will give diagnosis in minutes
'The strip looks so simple, but it's incredibly complicated.'
Detroit: Escaped tiger cornered with hedge trimmer
The tiger was part of a photo shoot by British photographer David Yarrow.
Arctic oil drilling: Royal Dutch Shell gets final US permit
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Mythical 'first flower' potentially discovered to be 130 million-year-old Montsechia vidalii
Scientists discover what could be the first ever flowering plants on Earth.
Germany: Evidence of torture and massacres discovered in early Neolithic mass grave
It has been difficult to pinpoint mass violence in the early Neolithic period
Whistled Turkish: 'True experiment of nature' where language is adapted to both sides of brain
Scientists analyse whistled Turkish language used for long-distance communication.
Unlocking traumatic memories: Brain stimulants linked to psychological repression
'This could eventually lead to new treatments for patients with psychiatric disorders'
Half of Tien Shan glacier ice in central Asia could be lost by 2050
Glaciers in Tien Shan mountain range have lost 25% of total mass in last 50 years.
Warp speed space travel 'theoretically possible' but we lack materials necessary to build drive
Astrophysicist says warp speed space travel is possible according to Einstein's theory of relativity.
Religion: Black people adopt 'white' views on race in America's multiracial congregations
'Whose interests are multiracial congregations serving?' the report asks.
Grimy city buildings release smog-forming air pollutant through sunlight exposure
Sunlight found to trigger release of smog-forming compounds from grime on buildings.
Tianjin explosion: Satellite photos reveal toxic wasteland in Chinese industrial district
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The Rabbit Who Wants To Fall Asleep: Psychologist crafts book guaranteed to put children to sleep
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Northern Lights: Spectacular Nasa time-lapse video shows aurora borealis from space
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World's coral reefs doomed even if COP21 is 'wildly successful' expert says
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Amphipolis: Possible tomb of Alexander the Great 'forgotten' amid Greece's financial crisis
Archaeologists say Greece's financial crisis has frozen the excavation of Amphipolis.
Inflatable space elevator 20 times taller than Burj Khalifa planned by Canadian company
Thoth Technology granted US patent for 20km space elevator.
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Japan: Evacuation warning as Sakurajima Volcano near nuclear reactor ready to erupt
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