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Global cooling caused crops to die and ancient civilisation to collapse

Millets the staple crop died out to be replaced by wheat and barley.

Tesla set to announce battery capable of powering entire homes

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has called the company's home battery 'the missing piece'.

Global warming: Man-made pollutants increase the cooling effect of Saharan dust

The presence of human pollutants increased the cooling effect, finds study.

Mysterious green skull-shaped mass discovered during space experiment is of alien origin, believe researchers

This confirms that alien life forms are continually entering the Earth's stratosphere from space, researcher tells IBTimes UK.

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China: Unofficial weather reports banned

China to fine anyone found publicizing false weather reports that create 'a negative impact on society'.

Nanokogia isthmia: Moby Dick's extinct pigmy cousin discovered in Panama

New species of extinct pigmy sperm whale discovered sheds light on echolocation.

Nepal earthquake: Aerial photos of remote Gorkha district show entire villages reduced to rubble

Entire villages have been reduced to piles of stone and splintered wood.

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano: Lava lake at Overlook crater overflows after reaching highest level

BREAKING: Lava lake at Kilauea volcano reached its highest point and exploded earlier in April.

Nasa's Messenger: Where to watch the spacecraft crash into the planet Mercury online

Nasa's Messenger spacecraft will crash into the planet Mercury on 30 April as it runs out of fuel.

Star Wars 3D holograms now possible with screens made from graphene and lasers

Swinburne University of Technology has developed a holographic display that doesn't require 3D glasses.

Canada: Warm weather brings groggy grizzly bears out of hibernation [Photos]

Photos show grizzly bears emerge from hibernation at Grouse Mountain.

Geoengineering: Artificially whitening Arctic cannot restore climate

Plan to limit global warming would not reduce temperatures enough, study finds.

Sunken WWII Imperial Japanese mega-submarine mapped and filmed off Pearl Harbour [Photos and video]

Mega-submarine was discovered in 2013 and scientists have now found missing pieces.

Antarctica: Vast network of salty, liquid water filled with life discovered under Dry Valleys

The region is similar to the valleys found on Mars raising hopes of similar salt water networks on the planet.

Russian supply spacecraft out of control, docking with ISS put off

The Progress 59 unmanned craft was carrying supplies to the space station.

Nepal earthquake: Landslide threat in coming weeks high in many locations says assessment

The computer analysis looked at earthquake shaking, slope steepness and the strength of rock types.

Vatican calls for urgent action on climate change: Wealthiest have moral obligation to find solutions

Cardinal Peter Turkson addresses participants of international conference on climate change.

Space Shuttle Enterprise dedicated to fallen Nasa crews

The Space Shuttle Enterprise was dedicated to the fallen crews of the US space flight programme.

3D map of the universe gives 'most complete picture' of space to date

3D map spanning two billion light years provides most comprehensive view of universe.

The science of ghost hunting: Parapsychology 'will eventually disappear'

Ghost scientist Caroline Watt says study of paranormal will be integrated into neuroscience and psychology.

Pollination interrupted: How the bumblebee genome study can help

Researchers hope to study the different pressures exerted by pathogens and pesticides on the bee.

Watch Darpa's Exacto bullet change direction and speed up to hit moving target

A self-steering bullet has been shown changing direction to hit a moving target.

Global warming: 2C rise in temperature could see 5 fold increase in heat extremes

Extreme weather conditions can be attributed to man-made warming.

Predicting earthquakes: A mixed outcome, but improving with data crunching

Precursors of quakes are being measured to deliver almost 90% accuracy.

Nepal earthquake: Sedimentary basin on which Kathmandu sits 'amplified ground motion'

Berkeley report looks into reasons behind far-flung effects of the quake.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announces state's involvement in Lights Out Initiative to reduce light pollution

The initiative hopes to reduce light distractions for nighttime migratory birds.

Former Nasa engineer to use drones to plant one billion trees a year

Environmental engineer plans to use drones to drop pods with pre-germinated seeds to battle deforestation.

Isthmus of Panama: Land linking North and South America formed millions of years earlier than thought

Scientists find the Isthmus of Panama closed in waves started over 20 million years ago.

Spinel - bulletproof material stronger than glass

US Navy invents bulletproof glass from clay that could revolutionise screens and lenses

The US Naval Research Laboratory has invented Spinel, a material more durable than glass.

Universe is a hologram? Tool to test holographic principle edges closer

Vienna scientists suggest the holographic principle will hold in a flat spacetime.

Dame Vivienne Westwood: Fracking is 'a crime against humanity'

British fashion designer Westwood craddles a "fracked baby of the future" in Mayfair fracking protest.

T.Rex's weird vegetarian 'platypus' cousin discovered in Chile

Chilesaurus diegosuarezi had strange combination of features and lived on plants.

Thailand: Customs make second biggest seizure of illegal ivory tusks

Thai customs displayed over three tonnes of confiscated African ivory worth $6m (£3.96m) in Thailand.

Audi creates green 'e-diesel fuel of the future' using just carbon dioxide and water

Car manufacturer creates crystal clear carbon-neutral fuel using just water and air.

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