China hopes to become first country to land spacecraft on dark side of moon
Radio telescope on far side will help fill void in what we know about universe.
Homophobia linked with psychoticism and dysfunctional personality traits
Study finds those with psychoticism and insecure attachments are more likely to be homophobic.
How crew of 19th century Neva shipwreck survived subarctic Alaskan winter [Photos & Video]
Scientists excavating survivor camp where crew managed to survive freezing winter for a month before rescue.
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Australia: 23 million-year-old fossils discovered in ancient rainforest
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Cats are more independent than dogs because they do not rely on owners for reassurance.
Scientists use 3D imaging to detail shipwrecks of Lake Huron
Marine archaeologists are using a technique called photogrammetry to create the images of the lake.
Britain's Superhenge: Massive 4,500-year-old stone monoliths may be largest prehistoric monument ever found
The monument is just under two miles from Stonehenge in Wiltshire and could be a Neolithic ritual site.
Fossils of mammoths, bison and horses discovered at San Diego building site
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Adorable tiger and lion cubs play with visitors in Crimean zoo
The baby animals were part of an event to raise awareness about endangered species.
Ardbeg's International Space Station whisky test could have 'significant implications' for industry
Scottish distiller has released results of its zero-gravity whisky test.
Mysterious fireball lights up Bangkok sky: Experts say 'most likely a meteor'
Footage shows a meteor-like object streaking the sky, before glowing brightly and disappearing on the horizon.
Giant sinkhole in Perm region of Russia growing wider and deeper
Huge sinkhole near Russian city of Solikamsk has tripled in width to 120m in last 10 months.
Nasa making Star Trek tractor beam to move objects in space
New NASA project aims to create a Star Trek tractor beam to move objects in space.
Russia's mammoth 'cloning lab' won't lead to resurrection of species any time soon
New laboratory at the Mammoth Museum of the Institute of Applied Ecology announced.
Nicole Kidman in new play Photograph 51 as DNA scientist Rosalind Franklin
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Atlas 5 rocket emits strange blue light as it soars through space [video]
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Ice sheets 'more resilient' than we thought – but New York and Miami still won't survive sea level rise
Study suggests global sea levels will rise by up to 44ft, not 98 as previously thought.
Florida: King cobra on the loose prompts Orlando school lockdown
The 8-foot-long snake has been on the loose since 2 September.
The fate of the universe: heat death, Big Rip or cosmic consciousness?
Cosmologists are getting closer to understanding what the future and ultimate fate of the universe will be.
Ancient Egyptians bred and force-fed kestrels as religious offerings to the gods
Mummified kestrel provides first proof that ancient Egyptians bred birds.
Feeling sad changes how you see colours
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Battle of Dunbar: Remains of lost Scottish soldiers identified in Durham mass grave
Human remains from two burial pits identified as soldiers held prisoner in Third English Civil War.
SpaceLiner: How the German hypersonic rocket jet that travels Australia to Europe in 90 minutes works
German space agency DLR Institute of Space Systems says its jet is fully reusable and will be ready in 2050
Zimbabwe: Tour guide at game reserve crushed to death by rhino
Tafadzwa Gosho, was tending the rhino at the Imire Game Park, when the incident occured.
Smithsonian's National Zoo: Surviving panda cub starts to get black and white markings
The National Zoo's 10-day-old baby panda appears to be healthy.
Barack Obama on Running Wild: US President meets up with Bear Grylls for episode of NBC show
Obama met with Grylls during his Alaska trip to shoot a special edition of NBC's Running Wild.
Blue whale photographed off English coast for first time
Blue whale seen in Cornwall's Bay of Biscay by National Oceanography Centre.
Emma Thompson unveils giant Polar Bear in Greenpeace protest outside Shell HQ in London
Actor spoke out as activists chained themselves to puppet polar bear outside Shell HQ.
San Diego Zoo: Baby hippo has play day in pool
Five-month-old baby hippopotamus Devi explored San Diego Zoo's pool with her mother, Funani.
September astronomical events: Supermoon lunar eclipse, equinox and new moon
A supermoon lunar eclipse will take place on 28 September after the September autumn equinox
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