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Bloodhound SSC: 15 amazing facts about the 1,000mph car from Bristol

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

Bloodhound SSC: 1,000mph car built to inspire the next generation of British engineers

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

California drought: Governor Jerry Brown orders 25% water cuts after record low snow [Photos]

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

Body odour solution: Scientists develop perfume that smells better the more you sweat

The odour producing thiol compounds are targeted in both approaches.

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Early humans did not mumble and grunt: Language 'developed rapidly'

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

Rats like happy faces so smile if you see one

Rats avoid images of pain expressions suggesting communicative function.

Nasa tests saucer-shaped vehicle for future travel to Mars

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

Cambridge University medieval hospital cemetery – first images revealed of over 400 skeletons

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

Dragons set to rise from their 'Great Sleep' thanks to climate change and economic downturn

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

Chile: Volcano Villarrica rumbles and spews lava [Video]

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

Cern particle collider to start operations soon as engineers fix short-circuit

The metal causing the problem has been successfully disintegrated.

Climate change: Hopes to stay within 2 degree rise fade as national plans fall short on required emissions

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

Neanderthal 'bone flute' musical instruments were actually hyenas gnawing bear cubs

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

Tiny songbird blackpoll warbler flies 1,500 miles nonstop across Atlantic Ocean

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

Kashmir landslide: Heartbreaking photos of villagers mourning for victims buried in mud [Graphic images]

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

India: New EU rules ban unsafe dismantling of ships on beaches in south Asia [Photo report]

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

Marine ecosystems take millions of years to recover from climate impact

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

Scott Kelly says space station arrival 'like coming to my old home'

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

Global vegetation has increased despite large-scale deforestation

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

Super Typhoon Maysak: Category 5 storm on route to Pacific Islands

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

California: Animal rescue centres struggling with record number of stranded starving sea lion pups

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

Accurate global forest cover maps published using citizen scientists and multiple data sources

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

World Bank alarmed over sea level rise in Sunderbans

The world's largest mangrove forest could see 3 to 8 mm rise in sea levels annually.

Journey through the Earth's centre just got four minutes shorter

The seismic model gave the varying densities of the Earth's layers to arrive at a 38-minute journey time.

China plans massive solar power station in space by 2050

The project is expected to meet the energy demands of the planet.

Glow-in-the-dark tampons cheap and effective at finding river sewage

Untreated cotton in tampons found to be excellent indicator of pollution under UV light.

Fragment of Jan Mayen Microcontinent discovered beneath Iceland points to 'lost continents'

Analysis of volcanic rocks from south east Iceland have chemical components of continental crust.

Chile: Volcano Villarrica activity increases but Pucon mayor Carlos Barra says 'city is calm'

A dense cloud of smoke was seen hanging above Chile's Villarrica Volcano.

Colorado: Injured tortoise Cleopatra is given a prosthetic 3D-printed shell to protect her from injuries

The Canyon Critters Reptile Rescue tortoise will wear the shell until her own heals.

Mercury has been 'painted black' by comet dust over billions of years

Mercury's dark surface explained by carbon dusting that has covered the planet's surface.

Israel: Once-extinct ancient date palm 'Methuselah' sprouts offshoots

The plant was pollinated with a modern date plant.

Ancient Egyptian brewery discovered at Tel Aviv construction site

Archaeologists discover 5,000-year-old Bronze Age brewery in Israel.

London Zoo opens new Lemur enclosure

London Zoo's new In with the Lemurs enclosure allowed visitors to get close to the animals from Madagascar.

Climate change deal: US to submit national plans before deadline, many nations delay process

The voluntary INDCs are meant to give experts an idea of how to compare and arrive at a deal in Paris.

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