SCIENCE

Fires raging across California have killed a firefighter, burned two dozen homes and forced thousands to flee.

Footage has emerged of the Piton de la Fournaise volcanic eruption on the French island of Reunion.

Ambitious 'Clean Power Plan' intends to cut greenhouse gas emissions from power plants by 32% by 2030.

Display staged to raise awareness about animals facing imminent threat of extinction.

The incident is regarded as one of the worst maritime disasters for the Royal Navy.

The report sparked fears that the lion may have been Cecil's brother Jericho, however this is unconfirmed.

Fifteen of the giant squeaker frogs were sighted at a Ghana reserve this month.

Mexican axolotl salamander is critically endangered as a result of human consumption and habitat threats.

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey used to create the map shows stars have changed orbits.

Marine experts have warned members of the public not to touch the venomous sea creatures.

It was feared that Cecil's offsprng might be killed by a rival male, but his brother Jericho has stepped in.

The ISS will have six samples on board for a year

The pair are one third of the way through a record breaking year-long space mission.

Raphium pectinatum was last seen 150 years ago in Surrey

US military test a laser gun that emits a plasma with a sound equivalent to the roar of a fighter jet.

Reunion's Piton de la Fournaise volcano has been erupting since February.

Direction particle spins as it decays suggests universe is a leftie.

Greenpeace protesters dangling from a bridge in Portland, failed to prevent the Fennica from passing through to the Arctic.

Philae sniffed life forming organic compounds on Chury.

Baby two-toed sloth being hand reared at ZSL London Zoo after mother stopped producing milk.

Simon Dominguez was forced to abandon his record bid to swim from San Francisco to the Farallon Islands.

200,000 people have signed a petition calling on the Obama administration to extradite Palmer to Zimbabwe.

Ocean acts as a major carbon sink, sucking up CO2 and preventing greater climate change.

Robots that can launch from the surface of water could be used in future surveillance missions.

The rare occurrence happens roughly once every three years.

In total, there are 32 stunning entrants who have been picked as the favourites.

Golden jackals from East Africa and Eurasia are two different species, scientists discover.

'It's a story of how medicine changed the course of civilization'

Panspermia is the theory that life crosses the universe and ends up on a planet.