Oldest fossil brains ever discovered helps scientists identify transition point from soft to hard bodies.
Pirate bounty found by divers off Madagascar's Sainte Marie island.
Up to 300 people, many of them foreigners, are believed to have been buried by an avalanche in Langtang.
3D printed human skin tissue would be useful for testing products and advanced research.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) unveiled details of its Mars mission.
Resumption of drive hunting of dolphins is increasing species vulnerability around the globe.
This year's most powerful solar storm erupts from 'wildly active sun'.
NASA's FINDER device locates four Nepal earthquake survivors buried beneath 10 feet of rubble.
The magnesium, potassium and phosphorus attract the plant to kimberlite soils.
UN had expected 400 ppm mark to be reached much later this year or next.
Critics worry new US rules not strict enough to douse fire threat
The 2,000-year-old artefact will be on show until 2 January 2016.
Lokiarchaeota discovered that could bridge gap between prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
Over 100 pieces of space debris detected from US Defence Meteorological Satellite Programme.
A large lake disappeared into a hole under the ground in Oregon's Mount Hood National Forest.
Volcano eruption blanketed runways at San Jose airport with ash.
Spraying spiders with graphene produces super strong silk that could lead to new class of materials.
Headquarters of army of Thutmosis III and Ramses II discovered in eastern bank of Suez Canal.
Exceptionally luminous galaxy EGS-zs8-1 forming 80 times faster than Milky Way.
The LHC's next run is expected to throw light on dark matter, black holes and extra dimensions.
Bottle-nosed dolphins have strong likes and dislikes of fellow mates.
Researchers captured a map of the boisterous bang radiating which could reveal the energies involved in lightning. The detailed map shows the varying sounds for the different frequencies.
Fearsome 500-million-year-old penis worm could turn its mouth inside out to reveal tooth-lined throat.
Scientists chart trends, diversity and musical revolutions in US over the past half century.
Getty Images photographers Chris McGrath and David Ramos capture people trying to rebuild their lives in the rubble of Kathmandu.
Restoring Nepal's world heritage sites to their former glory could take years of work and cost millions of dollars.
Ashes from the latest Calbuco volcanic eruption got to Chile's southeast Cochamo and Ensenada towns by wind and contaminated drinking water there.
Rise and decline of 1,500-year-old civilisation linked to huge flooding of Mississippi River.
Accelerated rate of West Antarctica's land ice and computer simulations of the past warn of irreversible sea level rise.
Hide your phone and keys from burglars with the box which bends light to make them invisible.