SCIENCE

V404 Cygni system comprises black hole and star in embrace of death.

Beekeepers removing flying tenants very carefully

The psychology behind belief in extra-terrestrials and their visits to planet Earth.

Astronomer says Asteroid Day should not focus on the threats they pose to the planet.

Scientists have discovered way of producing graphene 100 times faster than current methods.

Iron should be considered a biological element given its origin.

IBTimes UK takes a look at some of the ugliest entrants.

14% of England's honeybee colonies died out over the winter

The crops were engineered to produce an odour that would repel pests.

Madagascar's iconic primates facing extinction due to human destruction of their environment

Reef-building coral can pass its tolerance for heat to the next generation through DNA.

Asteroid Day to take place on 30 June – the anniversary of the 1908 Siberian Tunguska event.

Workers at the power station struggled to remove the large swarm of slimy sea creatures.

Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust director said: 'It's got to be done to help save the species.'

'It's time we took the issue of paternal age and its effect on children seriously' says Dr Kevin Smith.

Images of the Istok crater show evidence of running water on the Red Planet as recent as a million years ago.

Huge vortex appears in Oklahoma's Lake Texoma, draining 55,000 cubic feet of water per second.

The greedy python was found with the porcupine's quills lodged in its innards

Men tend to overestimate their math abilities, while women are more realistic, reveals study.

Tail is actually evaporating atmosphere that Red Dwarf star can't quite burn off entirely

5 Freeway near Santa Clarita has since been reopened.

Stunning natural phenomena could be seen as far south as Cornwall, say meteorologists.

New Jersey environmental protection agency says fish's eating habit is an 'urban myth'

Environmental officers in Alberta have launched a campaign to stop people flushing their pet fish down the toilet

'Their optical properties potentially make them important tools for biomedical imaging applications.'

A team of scientists believe they may have discovered how parrots can 'talk'.

The previously undiscovered species of turtle had a tougher interior than exterior

Common ancestor of velvet worms reconstructed after scientists identify its head for first time.

Mega cluster of tarantulas cover 10km floodplain of remote town in the Northern Territory.