SCIENCE

The higher greenhouse gas effect of CO2 has been linked to increased burning of fossil fuels.

Use of mice, fish and birds not governed by the animal welfare act has risen in 15 years.

Massive black hole powering brightest object in early universe.

Scientists have made a breakthrough in growing muscles that could help with disorders.

Geysers erupt periodically because of side-chambers in their underground plumbing, study finds.

Manhattan is surrounded by ice, while Central Park looks like a polar ice cap.

Biggest solar eclipse for 16 years to take place on 20 March, blocking 90% of the sun's light.

Premature baby almost ready to go home after being born inside amniotic sac.

The 20,000 tonnes of Saharan dust enriches plant growth in the Amazon.

The index calibration method has poor predictive ability said the study.

At a million km closer to the sun than Mercury, the loner comet's fate as it goes around the sun is unsure.

Researchers show eyelashes divert airflow and protect eyes from dust particles.

US scientists warn coastal areas to prepare for extreme sea level events followinhg recent rise

Schoolchildren in Brixton, south London, have come up with an innovative way of allowing a local Shetland pony to see above his stable

Number of Amur leopards has reached 57, WWF census shows.

Alcohol drinkers are more at risk than heroin, cocaine and meth users when comparing lethal doses.

Newcastle University is leading the project to create a pressure sensitive bionic hand.

Carnivorous bladderwort genome is 'jewel box full of evolutionary treasures'.

Around 99.5% of the Indian population is breathing in air much above WHO's prescribed limits.

AI expert says we should develop machines capable of experiencing human emotion to negate potential existential threat.

Shortlisted images in the Open category of the world's biggest photography competition.

Shortlisted images in the Professional category of the world's biggest photography competition.

A steep decline in the price of photovoltaics has been predicted by a think tank, which will make solar energy the cheapest source of electricity.

By binding to iron sulphide, the metals are transported to the surface by vapour bubbles in magma.

Craters discovered near Gazprom's Bovanenkovo gas field have serious implications for global warming.

Nearly 600 cases of measles, a potentially fatal disease has been recorded in Berlin since October.

Ancient Bolivian farming population took their dead on road trips.

Global warming sceptic Wei-Hock Soon yet to respond to funding allegations, as CfA launches inquiry.

Early humans developed kindness and compassion before intelligence, research claims.