100 prehistoric 'cult sites' with penis stone structures and vulva shapes discovered in Israel
Archaeologists are attempting to decipher the meaning behind the phallus-shaped stones and other structures that have vulva-shaped holes cut into them.
Hunters now need permits to import lion and elephant trophies into EU but 'more has to be done'
Conservationists have welcomed decision to guarantee wildlife trophies are obtained in lawful ways.
San Diego: Special polar bear collar helps scientists understand the endangered species
Polar bear has been fitted with a collar that tracks her movements.
Indonesia: Torrential rain causes major flooding in Jakarta [Photos]
Incessant heavy rain has led to flooding up to 80 centimetres deep in parts of Jakarta.
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Yellowstone: Hot spring colour changed due to pennies thrown by people making wishes
The Morning Glory Pool has changed colour due to the coins being thrown into it.
ESA prepares Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle to test space-plane for crucial re-entry data
European Space Agency's Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV) to test automated re-entry systems.
Third occurrence of world's rarest sea turtle washing up on UK beach in two months
A British man is keeping a dead Kemp's Ridley sea turtle in his freezer after finding it on a Devon beach.
Fukushima: Contaminated water leakage still a 'challenging issue'
Tepco has said it will not meet a deadline to decontaminate water containing radioactive substances by the end of March.
Crossrail project aims to identify 3,000 skeletons in former Bedlam burial ground at Liverpool Street
New research means we may be able to name former patients of the notorious institution.
Mysterious ancient object resembling UFO discovered in Russia during excavation
Archaeologists believe the object is man-made.
Sunken city of Igarata begins to emerge as Brazil's drought sees water levels plummet
Town submerged in 1969 reappears as Brazil remains in one of the worst droughts in its history.
Angry Norwegian lemmings are the bravest of them all
Norwegian lemming behaviour a result of aposematism
Germany: Baby orangutan Rieke is bottle-fed at Berlin Zoo [Cute photos]
Baby orangutan Rieke is being hand-reared at the zoo after her mother rejected her.
Israel: Biblical Libnah Iron Age settlement from Kingdom of Judah 'found' in Tel Burna
The fortified site is in Shephelah, the ancient borderland between Philistines and ancient Israel
DARPA plans to launch satellites into space from fighter jets
DARPA's Airborne Launch Assist Space Access program to provide simple, low-cost satellite launch.
UFO sighting alert: Twin sunrise-like bright objects spotted hovering over Florida beach spark rumours
The video of the unidentified flying objects resembled a twin sunrise.
Termite mounds check desertification in Africa, Asia and South America
Thanks to moisture stored within mounds, vegetation grows around them and survives with less rainfall.
Secrets of Namibia fairy circles unlocked with termite discovery
Mystery of African fairy circles edging closer to being solved by scientists.
US: Cornell University students invent insect-based tofu made from mealworms
University students have developed C-fu – a tofu substitute made from 100% mealworm meat.
Nasa's New Horizons probe beams back its first images of Pluto
In a birthday tribute to Pluto discoverer Clyde Tombaugh, researchers release photos taken by LORRI.
Graphene breakthrough heralds 'incredibly thin', flexible and transparent smartphones
Next generation of flexible smartphones, tablets and televisions boosted by graphene breakthrough.
New Zealand: Geologists solve tectonic plate mystery by exploding rock
Geologists discovered a narrow, lubricating layer of rock that helps the Earth's tectonic plates shift.
Falconry in United Arab Emirates: Living heritage and million-dollar industry
Dan Kitwood photographs the traditional sport of falconry in the United Arab Emirates.
Cannibal seals responsible for mystery 'corkscrew' pup deaths in Scotland [graphic image]
Researchers have evidence of cannibalism among grey seals after finding 86 dead pups.
Climate change millions of years ago confirm IPCC predictions
CO2 levels from Pliocene era three million years ago support climate change predictions.
Most stars in Milky Way have at least two Earth-like planets in habitable zone
The study relied on the Titius-Bode law that gives a mathematical progression to predict planets around stars.
'Oldest fairy penguin' on island gets a longer lease of life after beak operation
Found on Australia's Phillips Island, the penguin at 21 years is believed to be the oldest there.
Isaac Newton understood how water defies gravity in plants 200 years before botanists
Isaac Newton proposed transpiration in a notebook during his undergraduate days, says researcher.
Earth's biggest gold hoard in South Africa was formed by ancient microbes
Researchers think the gold that washed up in the Witwatersrand basin came from microbes rather than sediment
Minya: Ancient Egyptian mummies found floating in sewage canal
Greco-Roman era mummies discovered in tombs near Minya, Upper Egypt.
Prehistoric guinea pig was the size of a buffalo and had bite of a tiger
Josephoartigasia monesi used its ginormous incisors like an elephant uses its tusks.
Taiwan plane crash: Dramatic video and photos of TransAsia Airways flight GE235 rescue
TransAsia Airways GE235 with 58 passengers and crew crashed shortly after take-off in Taipei.
Batavia shipwreck: Intact grave unearthed expected to throw light on 17th century mass murder
The 11th skeleton found at the site belongs to an adolescent from the shipwreck disaster.
Organism that hasn't evolved for 2 billion years 'proves Darwin right'
Sulphur bacteria discovered that has remained unchanged for half the Earth's history.
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