SCIENCE

The fungus infected grass was the predecessor of most crops available today.

Non-destructive study techniques show the shamsheer got its band-like pattern from slow cooling of ingots.

Archaeologists are attempting to decipher the meaning behind the phallus-shaped stones and other structures that have vulva-shaped holes cut into them.

Conservationists have welcomed decision to guarantee wildlife trophies are obtained in lawful ways.

Polar bear has been fitted with a collar that tracks her movements.

Incessant heavy rain has led to flooding up to 80 centimetres deep in parts of Jakarta.

The National Academies warn that the UK risks being left behind.

Methane gas flares as high as the world's tallest building have been detected under water.

Using seismic waves, a distinct region within the inner core has been detected.

Precise measurements of gas and star rotation have shown dark matter around solar system and other areas.

The Morning Glory Pool has changed colour due to the coins being thrown into it.

European Space Agency's Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV) to test automated re-entry systems.

A British man is keeping a dead Kemp's Ridley sea turtle in his freezer after finding it on a Devon beach.

Tepco has said it will not meet a deadline to decontaminate water containing radioactive substances by the end of March.

New research means we may be able to name former patients of the notorious institution.

Archaeologists believe the object is man-made.

Town submerged in 1969 reappears as Brazil remains in one of the worst droughts in its history.

Norwegian lemming behaviour a result of aposematism

Baby orangutan Rieke is being hand-reared at the zoo after her mother rejected her.

The fortified site is in Shephelah, the ancient borderland between Philistines and ancient Israel

DARPA's Airborne Launch Assist Space Access program to provide simple, low-cost satellite launch.

The video of the unidentified flying objects resembled a twin sunrise.

Thanks to moisture stored within mounds, vegetation grows around them and survives with less rainfall.

Mystery of African fairy circles edging closer to being solved by scientists.

University students have developed C-fu – a tofu substitute made from 100% mealworm meat.

In a birthday tribute to Pluto discoverer Clyde Tombaugh, researchers release photos taken by LORRI.

Next generation of flexible smartphones, tablets and televisions boosted by graphene breakthrough.

Geologists discovered a narrow, lubricating layer of rock that helps the Earth's tectonic plates shift.

Dan Kitwood photographs the traditional sport of falconry in the United Arab Emirates.