UK: Climate change panel calls for immediate action to address adverse effects
Power generation from coal is a major carbon emitter in the UK as most power plants fired by coal are old and inefficient.
Clocks to pause for a second to sync with slowing rotation of Earth
The minute will for a minute hold 61 seconds to allow synchronisation of atomic clocks.
UK could be hit by major asteroid tsunami this century says Southampton study
Maps show the asteroid risk zone running through Europe, passing over Scandinavia, Germany, France and Spain
Endearing baby giant armadillo dies in agony in puma attack
Alex taught scientists about parent-baby bond among odd, elusive creatures.
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Immune cell 'exhaustion' can cause more harm for infection, but is better for autoimmune diseases
'We need to exhaust our T cell responses in autoimmune diseases - and hence limit the attack.'
Japanese company to sell shooting stars made from artificial meteors
ALE's shooting stars will be ejected by a tiny satellite.
Indian villagers stun and kill thousands of fish in annual ritual
The 'maun mela' sees villagers use a locally available powder to disorient the fish.
Solar Impulse enters Pacific on riskiest leg of journey around the world
The solar-powered craft will cover 7,900 kms from Nagoya to Hawaii in 120 hours
SpaceX rocket carrying cargo to International Space Station explodes just after lift-off
Unmanned Dragon cargo ship disintegrates 2 minutes into flight and falls into ocean.
Asteroid day: What is the biggest danger to us?
Is the world really under threat from asteroids?
Australia: Surfer has leg smashed as he tries to ride 60ft monster wave
Surfer Justin Holland suffers shattered femur trying to surf freak swell off Margaret River, WA.
Russia to place man on Moon by 2030 leaving Mars to Nasa
Roscosmos chief Igor Komarov rules out technological race.
Salmon spotted in Yorkshire river after 150 years
The fish pass completed last year by EA opened up half the length of river Don to fish.
Black hole 'wakes up' after 26 years - dazzling astronomers with galactic light show
V404 Cygni system comprises black hole and star in embrace of death.
Beehive Yourselves: A million honeybees move into Wallkill New York home
Beekeepers removing flying tenants very carefully
World UFO Day 2015: Why do people believe in unidentified flying objects, aliens and abductions?
The psychology behind belief in extra-terrestrials and their visits to planet Earth.
Asteroid Day: 'Asteroids are given bad reputation as angels of death, doom and destruction'
Astronomer says Asteroid Day should not focus on the threats they pose to the planet.
Graphene 'industrial revolution': Artificial skin a step closer following production breakthrough
Scientists have discovered way of producing graphene 100 times faster than current methods.
Earth's ancient iron was manufactured by bacteria billion years ago
Iron should be considered a biological element given its origin.
World's Ugliest Dog: Meet the contenders for the Sonoma-Marin Fair competition
IBTimes UK takes a look at some of the ugliest entrants.
Unacceptably high levels of England's bee colonies died over winter
14% of England's honeybee colonies died out over the winter
UK: GM wheat fails to repel pests in field trials costing almost £1m
The crops were engineered to produce an odour that would repel pests.
Madagascar: Lemurs could be extinct in wild within 25 years say experts
Madagascar's iconic primates facing extinction due to human destruction of their environment
Great Barrier Reef: Evolutionary 'genetic rescue' means corals are adapting to global warming
Reef-building coral can pass its tolerance for heat to the next generation through DNA.
Asteroid Day: Everything you need to know about saving the world from space rocks
Asteroid Day to take place on 30 June – the anniversary of the 1908 Siberian Tunguska event.
Israel: Thousands of jellyfish clog up cooling system of Rutenberg power station [Video]
Workers at the power station struggled to remove the large swarm of slimy sea creatures.
Conservationists 'graffiti' endangered ploughshare tortoises to stave off poachers
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust director said: 'It's got to be done to help save the species.'
Men should freeze sperm at 18 'to prevent autism in children' - bioethicist
'It's time we took the issue of paternal age and its effect on children seriously' says Dr Kevin Smith.
Curiosity Rover images of crater show evidence of 'recent' running water on Mars
Images of the Istok crater show evidence of running water on the Red Planet as recent as a million years ago.
Lake Texoma: Video shows lake drained by vortex that could suck full-sized boat in
Huge vortex appears in Oklahoma's Lake Texoma, draining 55,000 cubic feet of water per second.
Python dies after trying to eat a porcupine that then punctures its insides [Graphic images]
The greedy python was found with the porcupine's quills lodged in its innards
Gender gap: Why do men feel they are better than women at maths and science?
Men tend to overestimate their math abilities, while women are more realistic, reveals study.
Eccentric exoplanet with comet-like tail transfixes scientists
Tail is actually evaporating atmosphere that Red Dwarf star can't quite burn off entirely
California: 1,000 Evacuated as Santa Clarita fire threatens homes
5 Freeway near Santa Clarita has since been reopened.
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