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.
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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'
Double-muscled pigs created through gene editing by South Korean and Chinese scientists
Genetically engineered pig breed could be first approved for human consumption.
University of Salzburg scientists present way to determine exact time of death after 10 days
As it stands, forensic experts are unable to identify the time of death if 36 hours have passed.
UFO Day: Hunting for UFOs 'is nothing like the X-Files'
IBTimes speaks to the UFO investigators.
When will Yellowstone supervolcano erupt again? Scientists might have worked it out
Arizona scientists say there is a way of working out when the volcano will erupt.
Texan farmer 'shredded to death by bees' after crashing tractor into hive
Rogerio Zuniga found dead in field with gaping wounds after being swarmed on by the insects.
Nasa satellite images show China's giant solar panel expansion in Gobi Desert
Nasa Earth Observatory pictures show solar power plant has tripled in size in three years.
Asian black bears mistaken for 'puppies' for two years by Chinese villager
Yunnan Province villager would bath and comb the black bear's hair every day.
Aliens should exist and will be similar to humans says Cambridge evolutionary scientist
Different species may not look alike, but are similar in the ways they evolve, says professor at Cambridge University.
North Carolina: Man airlifted to hospital after 7th reported shark attack
The incident is the latest in a string of shark attacks along the East Coast.
Analysis shows sabre-toothed cats fangs took up to three years to grow
Teeth would have grown about 6mm a month – double the rate of lion's teeth
Angry-looking 48 million-year-old 'Jesus' lizard walked on water in Wyoming
Fossil of lizard that could walk on water points to how climate change affects tropical species.
Lizard sex change: Bearded dragons susceptible to climate-induced sex reversal
It adds concern to how wild animals can cope with climate change.
Rosetta: Near-perfect circles on comet 67P are massive sinkholes
ESA's Rosetta spacecraft shows sinkholes on surface of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
Sea turtle wearing GoPro camera swims through Great Barrier Reef [video]
Video posted as UN body decides not to put Australia's Great Barrier Reef on its world danger list.
UK hottest day: Is it hot enough to fry an egg outside?
No it is not hot enough to fry an egg outside.
Japan: Huge crowd gathers to watch leap second in Tokyo [video]
Up to a thousand people gathered in Tokyo on 1 July to watch a "leap second" added to their day.
Crow with chutzpah surfs on back of mighty bald eagle mid-flight over Washington [Photos]
Washington amateur photographer captures moment a crow lands on a bald eagle.
Mars One: Human colony closer as Paragon unveils life support system for red planet
Paragon's ECLSS will be used to allow humans to inhabit Mars
Big Rip: Universe will pull itself apart in 22 billion years, mathematical model predicts
Mathematical formulation suggests ultimate fate of universe will involve 'Big Rip' scenario.
University of Bristol research discovers 'hidden power' of the human eye
Polarised light was thought to be detected only by octopuses, bees and other creatures.
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