ET in HD? Astronomers propose £6.5bn high-definition satellite telescope as Hubble's successor
'It's hard to convey just how spectacular it's going to be.'
California drought leads to mass tree felling across Los Angeles
Officials in Los Angeles have said they don't have enough water to irrigate all the trees in the city
US Air Force and Pentagon want hypersonic planes that can cross the globe in 4 hours by 2023
US Air Force and Department of Defense want Mach 5 planes that are twice as fast as Concorde.
Australia: Marine experts rush to save seven-metre whale stuck in Cairns reef
'If it doesn't get out, running out of energy reserves is a real risk for it.'
More news
Coal 'renaissance' in poor and developing countries hampering emissions targets
Coal has become predominant source of global carbon emissions once more.
Climate change-induced wave of hybrid species 'not so much of a problem'
Risk of interbreeding as a result of climate change range shifts lower than once thought.
Philae could uncover alien life in the form of microorganisms on Rosetta comet 67/P
Astronomers say microorganisms could have created Comet 67/P's irregular shape
5-billion-year-old signal detected from deep space as part of Australian satellite project
Dr James Allison said: 'This catch shows we're going to bag a big haul of galaxies.'
Adidas makes shoe out of plastic waste recycled from oceans
The collaborative project with Parley for the Oceans is aimed at raising awareness.
5 supermassive black holes discovered leading to fear that many more could be threatening Earth
'Although we have only detected five the predicted numbers are huge'
Great white whale spotted off New Zealand
Rare white humpback whale spotted in Cook Strait, New Zealand.
Yellowstone becomes Greenstone: Tourism blamed for famous hot spring's dramatic colour change
Tourists to Wyoming's Yellowstone Park inadvertently turned 'Morning Glory' into 'Fading Glory'.
London's World War tunnels come alive with fresh farm produce
Growing Underground uses hydroponics and LED technology to grow herbs and salad leaves.
New Horizons probe encounters glitch on the brink of Pluto close encounter
Nasa says it may take days to restore the probe to its original flight path.
China: Ancient Tusi tribal sites added to World Heritage List
World Heritage Committee's approval takes China's tally of World Heritage Sites to 48.
Nemo's Garden Project: Photos show underwater farm where strawberries grow in balloons
Nemo's Garden Project in Italy aims to create alternative source of plant production.
Mongolian shipwreck from Kublai Khan's 13th century invasion of Japan discovered by archaeologists
Second shipwreck from failed attempt to invade Japan discovered at Takashima Kozaki underwater archaeological site.
International Space Station crew await vital supplies after two failed missions
Three crew members manning the International Space Station (ISS) awaiting urgent supplies of fuel, oxygen, food and equipment.
Polar bears to go extinct if greenhouse gas emissions continue on current course
Stark warning as USGS finds emissions are still primary threat to polar bears worldwide.
ESA asteroid mission gentler than Nasa's and plans to deflect Earth threatening rocks
The AIM project will sent projectiles to turn away asteroids from collision path with Earth.
Solar Impulse plane makes historic Hawaii landing
Plane makes record-breaking 8,000km journey across the Pacific powered only by the sun's energy.
Namibian seal cull: 80,000 seals pups to be massacred in 'cruellest slaughter in the world'
African nation is the only country that allows the killing of nursing baby seals.
Giant mouse lemur has biggest testicles of all primates
If humans had proportional testicles they would be the size of grapefruits.
What would happen to life on Earth if the moon was destroyed?
IBTimes UK takes a look at the outcome of the destruction of the moon, and it's bleak.
Deborah Doane: Here's to democracy - the rest can frack off
Lancashire County Council standing up to the frackers shows the value of people power in saving the environment.
J2032: Pulsar to meet extremely bright star for 'astrophysical firework' display in 2018
Supernova the size of the city to meet one of the brightest stars in the galaxy.
Climate change: Halfway to Paris summit, national goals overwhelm global ones
National pledges are far from ambitious and what is required to avoid irreversible climate change.
Guiyu waste dump: The Chinese tip where your old mobile phones and computers go to die [Photo report]
Guiyu in southern China's Guangdong province is one of the world's largest electronic waste dump sites.
How the woolly mammoth got its wool revealed through gene study
Woolly mammoth genome study shows how it adapted to life in the cold.
Flamingo has prosthetic limb fitted after left leg was amputated
A Chilean flamingo had to have its leg removed after fracturing it.
Solar Impulse 2: Sun energy aircraft breaks world record for the longest non-stop solo flight
Flight due to arrive in Honolulu by 4 July.
Once in a blue moon: July set for first month with two full moons since 2012
A blue moon is when a calendar month has two full moons.
Lonely flatworms inject sperm into own head to reproduce
'To us this sounds traumatic, but to these flatworms it may be their best bet.'
There may be far fewer galaxies than previously thought, MSU scientists claim
'Our work suggests that there are far fewer faint galaxies than we once previously thought'
- Promoted in Science
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
