Hunted in China, once abundant bird species could be wiped out like passenger pigeons
The yellow-breasted bunting numbers are down by 90%.
Massive volcanic eruptions and atmospheric oxygen 'can narrow down hunt for alien life'
Study looks at the link between volcanoes and plate tectonics.
Global warming: China leads the way with policies causing rapid cut in emissions
LSE analysis shows China emissions may peak five years earlier than promised.
South Korea MERS virus outbreak: Seventh person dies
Eight new cases detected bringing total number of cases to 95.
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Lunarville: Future ESA boss plans village on the moon
'The construction of a station on the moon would trigger a huge surge of technological innovation'
Ancient Egyptian tombs containing mummies of powerful figures discovered near Nile River
Tombs contained stone and wooden sarcophagi and statues of Egyptian Gods
Why we have been building fires the same way since the dawn of time
Scientist discovers why all humans build fires with the same general shape.
Humans did not invent morality says study showing moral behaviour in rats
Prosocial behaviour was shown by rats where they did not lose anything by not helping.
Ethiopia Aksum excavation uncovers 2000 year old jewellery predating Roman trade
Roman Empire was trading in Aksum much earlier than believed, shows finding.
Rome: Colosseum lift that carried wild animals into arena rebuilt after 2,000 years
Archaeologists recreate lifts that carried up Roman lions into the Colosseum where they fought with gladiators.
India: Asiatic lions cramped in Gir as numbers go up and translocation held up
The move to translocate the only population of Asiatic lions has not taken off.
Counterfeit currency and identity thefts can be stopped with nano spirals
The spirals are very small but easily detectable using optical readers.
Japanese robot teaches itself how to move heavy weights like a human
The HRP-2 robot at the University of Tokyo calculates pushing postures and then repeats them.
Telerobotics joystick enables astronaut in space to feel a handshake from Earth
Using joysticks with haptic pressure, two men were able to shake hands 5,000 miles away from each other.
World Environment Day 2015: 21 aerial photos show humanity's impact on Earth
Aerial photographs showing some of the ecological challenges faced by our planet.
World Environment Day 2015: Aiming for high yields with a thirsty crop in drought conditions
Ongoing trials on rice crop could help cut indirect water consumption by 50%.
Computer invents new scientific theory without human help for the first time
One of biology's biggest mysteries has been solved independently by a computer.
Tree genome modified for the first time using CRISPR tool
Lignin and tannin concentrations were reduced by the gene modification.
Giant piles of worms mysteriously appear along Texas roads after heavy flooding [Video]
Park rangers left stunned after giant piles of worms mysteriously appear along Texas roads.
Largest olive ridley breeding colony in Atlantic found in Gabon
There are expected to be close to 10,000 nests in the colony.
World Environment Day 2015: The costs of using up Earth's natural resources
The World Environment Day theme for 2015 is 'Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care'.
Drink up: US environmental agency says fracking has no widespread impact on water quality
Problems represent a small percentage of big picture, according to draft report.
Global warming hiatus 'does not exist' according to updated temperatures
Study disputes existence of global warming slowdown described by scientists over recent decades.
World Environment Day 2015: 10 easy ways to reduce your carbon footprint and curb climate change
World Environment Day is observed on Friday 5 June to raise awareness of environmental problems.
Regaliceratops peterhewsi: Triceratops' 'bizarre Hellboy' cousin discovered in Canada
New horned dinosaur has two 'comically small' horns over its eyes.
India: Drought-stricken villagers take second wives just to fetch water [Photo report]
Polygamy is illegal in India, but taking a second wife to fetch water is common practice.
Nasa cutting Mars travel time in half using solar-electric engines and nuclear rockets
Nasa says nuclear fusion and solar power could cut Mars journey times from 8 months down to four months.
The 10 most polluted cities in the world
More than 200 million people worldwide suffer the effects of air pollution
Seven teeny tiny species of poisonous frog discovered in Brazilian Rainforest [Photos]
New species of "highly miniaturised" frogs measure less than one centimetre in length.
National Geographic 2015 Traveler Photo Contest: See the incredible early entries
The 27th annual National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest is open for entries until 30 June.
Mars One admits it has only received 4,227 completed applications, not 200,000
Mars One has admitted that only 4,227 people completed its applications as they had to pay admin fees.
Ultra-strong fibre based on spider silk made in lab
The manufacture relied on protein structure in spider silk.
Rosetta close-up images of Comet 67P show eerie ancient landscape
The images were taken at distances of 8 km from the comet surface.
Vietnam: Extremely rare and elusive Annamite Striped rabbit filmed in wild
Rare rabbit was photographed, filmed and held by researchers working with WWF.
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