SCIENCE

Between 280 to 400 million litres of water is used in the state for fracking.

This eclipse forms part of a rare series which will next be seen only in 2032.

The celestial event will be visible in the skies of North America, Asia and Australia and will last for five minutes.

Bloodhound SSC will break the world land speed record this year, and hit over 1,000mph in 2016

Driven by an RAF fighter pilot, Bloodhound SSC is the 1,000mph rocket car that will inspire children to take up engineering and science

Governor Jerry Brown has ordered residents and businesses to cut water use by 25 percent.

The odour producing thiol compounds are targeted in both approaches.

Could it be that alien life forms are trying to contact Earth?

California Governor Jerry Brown ordered the first statewide mandatory water restrictions on 1 April.

Food found on land cannot make up for polar bear prey found on the ice, study finds.

Unicef says staff are on standby to respond to super typhoon Maysak heading towards Philippines.

MIT researchers say human language developed rapidly into a sophisticated system.

Rats avoid images of pain expressions suggesting communicative function.

Nasa Jet Propulsion Laboratory conducted spin tests on the Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD).

It is estimated 1,300 burials took place at the cemetery according to the Archaeological Journal.

April fools 'study' says economic downturn and global warming to lead to reappearance of dragons.

A dense cloud of smoke rose above Chile's Villarrica Volcano as scientists reported moderate activity within its crater.

The metal causing the problem has been successfully disintegrated.

The US formally submits its action plans to reduce emissions by 26-28% below 2005 levels by 2025.

'Bone flutes' were not used as Neanderthals as world's earliest musical instruments.

"Irrefutable evidence" that songbird has longest nonstop overwater flights recorded.

A landslide in Kashmir killed 16 people when a hillside collapsed onto a house in Laden village.

Where do old ships go when they die? The answer would probably be: a beach in south Asia.

More than 5,400 invertebrate fossils in a 30-foot long sediment core were studied to arrive at the conclusion.

Nasa astronaut Scott Kelly was all smiles as he spoke to earth from the International Space Station.

The study uses a new technique based on radio wave emissions to measure green cover.

National Weather Service warns super typhoon has intensified and heading to Yap state.

Malnourished sea lion pups are getting stranded on California beaches in record numbers.

The location and extent of forestland is expected to help scientists and policymakers.