SCIENCE

Australian authorities confirm hundreds of koalas were killed because they were not able to find food.

Study of 100 Pacific culture shows 'big gods' did not play a casual role in evolution of societies.

Scientists estimate the body mass of Sophie the Stegosaurus by combining techniques.

Scientists look at risk of volcanic activity on global scale for the first time.

The Curiosity rover has scratched beneath the surface to discover that Mars isn't red.

Explorer attaches cameras to drones to film inside Marum Crater.

Dr Ken Dark has identified ruins in Nazareth as the potential home of Jesus Christ.

Mysterious culture's lost city discovered in remote part of Honduras jungle.

Watch Australian Museum receiving excellent specimen of Goblin Shark.

Growing crowds in pilgrim centres situated in thick forests pose a threat to wildlife.

A remote island in southern Japan is home to 22 people and more than 120 cats.

Unique case involves actual encounter with "ant-like creatures".

Monsoons in India can drop by 18% following large-scale deforestation in higher latitudes.

World Wildlife Day, observed on 3 March by the United Nations, raises awareness of wildlife crime.

A weather satellite providing real-time weather reports to the US Navy and Air Force shattered into a thousand pieces.

Drought that hit Syria in years before war likely propelled the conflict, study finds.

Cosmic dust found in galaxy that formed just 700 million years after Big Bang.

Mysterious lead coffin found near Richard III remains opened by experts.

Archaeologists find remains of 13th century military outpost belonging to Genghis Khan.

Water scarcity and disturbance at roosting sites are blamed for the alarming dip in birds at Bharatpur.

Rescue operations are underway in Afghanistan's Panjshir province after a massive avalanche.

New strains of wheat rust fungus could prove deadly against resistant varieties also.

Analysis of data from 600 Martian days of observation shows methane signatures.

Cell membrane made of nitrogen, carbon and hydrogen can survive in methane-rich atmospheres as on Titan.

Bacteria from three poorly understood phyla isolated from groundwater.

Rats adjust how much help they provide based on the quality of help reciprocated.

Sloth fossil found in northwestern Venezuela from Late Miocene period.

Drake is against sending out signals to aliens because 'they have been watching us for years'.

Senator for Oklahoma tossed snowball in attempt to show climate change as hoax.