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Fast-forming galaxy sitting 13.1 billion light years away is farthest ever discovered

Exceptionally luminous galaxy EGS-zs8-1 forming 80 times faster than Milky Way.

Cern: LHC restarts collisions that will eventually explore black holes and dark matter

The LHC's next run is expected to throw light on dark matter, black holes and extra dimensions.

Animal behaviour: Social networks of the dolphin kind

Bottle-nosed dolphins have strong likes and dislikes of fellow mates.

First image of thunder taken when scientists create lightning in lab

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.

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Chile: New volcanic ashes contaminate drinking water

Ashes from the latest Calbuco volcanic eruption got to Chile's southeast Cochamo and Ensenada towns by wind and contaminated drinking water there.

Mississippi megafloods wiped out biggest ancient Native American civilisation of Cahokia

Rise and decline of 1,500-year-old civilisation linked to huge flooding of Mississippi River.

Sea level: Past and present melting rates point to 3m rise by end of century

Accelerated rate of West Antarctica's land ice and computer simulations of the past warn of irreversible sea level rise.

Invisibility box slows, bends and speeds light up to make your phone and keys disappear

Hide your phone and keys from burglars with the box which bends light to make them invisible.

Fracking fears: Drinking water foams with chemicals used in shale gas drilling

The chemicals traveled from shale gas wells more than two kilometers in the subsurface to drinking water wells.

Human DNA could have a sixth component suggests study

Besides the four bases A, T, C, G that go to form the DNA, there could be other epigenetic markers.

Mexico: Early La Quemada civilisation ate their enemies and hung up the bones for all to see

Mesoamerica people processed the bones of their ancestors and enemies for different purposes.

Fjords are major carbon sinks burying 18 million tonnes every year

Fjords likely play huge role in regulating climate change across globe, scientists discover.

ISSpresso: ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has first espresso on board the ISS

Cristoforetti used the world's first space espresso machine and tweets results.

India sped from supercontinent Gondwana to Eurasia through 'lucky' double subduction

MIT scientists explain India's speedy move to Eurasia 80 million years ago.

Biotech firm Pembient to roll out 3D printed rhino horns to curb poaching but will it work?

Biotech firm Pembient to produce 3D printed rhino horns in a bid to stop poaching.

Global warming: Pledges made so far are just not enough says Stern

The world is on track to some radical transformations with major impact.

Ancient Mayan city layout followed grid pattern 'indicating powerful ruler'

The 2,500-year-old city Nixtun-Ch'ich' followed unique grid pattern, scientists discover.

Space radiation makes mice confused and lack curiosity, bad news for Mars mission

Exposure to space radiation could put astronauts at risk of cognitive problems, study suggests.

Jupiter-sized exoplanet found near to small parent star puzzles astronomers

M dwarf stars are difficult to search for planets as they radiate little light.

Pulsar with widest orbit ever discovered by high school students

The students detected the pulsar in data obtained from the Green Bank Telescope.

China: New elusive bird species with unique song discovered

Sichuan bush warbler is a close relative of Russet bush warbler.

World at risk of 'empty landscape' as biggest herbivores face extinction

Rhinos, elephants and hippos face being wiped off the face of the planet if current trends continue.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' rocket company test-flies suborbital spaceship

Blue Origin, a start-up space company owned by Jeff Bezos, launched an experimental suborbital spaceship from Texas.

Dinosaur-killing asteroid 'triggered most immense lava eruptions ever seen on Earth'

Huge asteroid 66 million years ago could have triggered the Deccan Traps in India.

Nepal earthquake: Aerial photos of devastated villages clinging to remote terraced hillsides

People in remote regions of Nepal have had to walk 20 miles or more over mountainous paths to get help.

Tesla unveils Tesla Energy: batteries for homes and business

Tesla Motors on unveiled Tesla Energy, a storage systems or batteries for homes, companies and utilities.

Iowa: 4 more facilities initially test positive for bird flu infection

The new cases would bring the number of Iowa birds that have been or will be euthanised to 10 million.

Climate change to drive sixth of world's species to extinction if global warming is not curbed

Around 16% of species are at risk of extinction if global warming continues on current trajectory.

Nasa validates EmDrive: Roger Shawyer says aerospace industry needs to watch out

EmDrive inventor Shawyer says many companies are working on the technology besides Nasa.

World's thinnest transistor promises ultrathin electronics and next generation solar cells

Three-atom thick semiconducting film holds potential to transform electronics.

Baffling 'Batman' dinosaur could be an evolutionary experiment gone wrong

Bizarre dinosaur that had wings like a bat lived 160 million years ago in China.

Nepal earthquake rescues: Survivors pulled out of rubble in Kathmandu and Bhaktapur [Graphic images]

A teenager has been rescued from the rubble of a hotel in Kathmandu, five days after the earthquake.

Nasa says EmDrive does work and it may have also created a Star Trek warp drive

Nasa has tested an electromagnetic propulsion drive in a vacuum and sent beams faster than the speed of light.

Pillars of Creation shown in 3D for the first time

Three-dimensional view of iconic Pillars of Creation created using ESO's Very Large Telescope.

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