SCIENCE

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The plant was pollinated with a modern date plant.

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

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

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

However, the study does not rule out extreme heat events.

Albert Einstein dismissed the 'spooky action at a distance' as it went against the relativity theory forbidding any speed faster than that of light.

Evolution has resulted in male and female birds becoming more similar in colouration, study finds.

Kirobo, a companion robot, was awarded two Guinness World Records

Early predator had "key position" in food network 250 million years before dinosaurs arrived.

Two-year tracking study reveals the day-to-day lives of giant pandas.

Earth Hour, organised by WWF on 28 March 2015, aims to unite people to protect the planet.

Study of primates show males have increasingly elaborate 'badges' where competition is high.

The heaviest rainfall in 80 years has caused flooding in the Atacama region of Chile and landslides in Peru.

Dark matter does not interact with itself, study of colliding galaxy clusters shows.

Some of Antarctica's ice shelves have decreased in mass by 18% over the last 20 years.

Everything you need to know about the astronauts spending a whole year in space.

Asteroid Redirect Mission will test new capabilities including manned mission to Mars.

500m wide asteroid will 'skim past' Earth travelling at 23,000mph.

Case Western Reserve University claims frog can change skin texture within minutes.