SCIENCE

The vessel, found by Italian police, was loaded with terracotta roofing tiles.

Simulation could provide tool to understand black holes and dark matter at the same time.

The EPFL experiment saw nine disabled and ten healthy people take part.

Devon Wildlife Trust announce birth of kits in first wild beaver colony in England.

Nasa's Dawn craft has detected the 5km high mountain on the flat surface.

A red circle and dot on the capstone is believed to indicate liberation of the buried person.

Study of more than 70,000 horses since the mid-19th century shows increase in racehorse speed.

Met office report says solar energy down to levels last seen when River Thames froze over 300 years ago.

Earth is set to experience a 'leap second'

'The popular conception of asteroids is that they are going to kill us all, and it's just not true'

Cutting coal, carbon price, access to renewable energy among recommendations to improve global health.

Island rodents are more likely to evolve bigger compared to their mainland counterparts

A rocket blasted off from the ESA base to put a sophisticated Earth-watching satellite into orbit.

Platydemus manokwari identified in Florida and could spread across whole of mainland US.

The foetus was discovered following a CT scan of the religious leader's body.

The commission calls for a rapid phase-out of fossil fuels and greening of cities..

Huge basking shark accidentally caught off Victoria will give valuable insight into species.

Soaring human population could 'trigger a spike in food prices, leading to substantial knock-on effects'

Karachi mortuaries at bursting point as fatalities increase during intense heatwave.

Auroras expected across the globe as coronal mass ejection erupts from the sun.

Protein ratio imbalance results in dough that refuses to rise, according to researchers at the Victorian government and Melbourne University

The lion, orchids and many other medicinal plants are on the decline.

The nuclear explosives will be set off by a craft ramming into the object.

It was previously thought that hierarchies began to emerge in the Pueblo culture around 1040.

An underwater species never seen before has been unveiled.

Scientists take a closer look at formidable camel spider jaws.

This early human had 6-9% of its DNA derived from a Neanderthal.

Up to 20% of earthquake induced uplift could be permanent

''We call for people to respect the measures in order to help reduce the pollution of Santiago.'