ESA's video shows multiple lightning strikes in Romania as seen on the International Space Station.
Fifth of Americans accept both science and the Bible as the literal word of God
Volcano Hunga Tonga has been erupting for the last month and has created a new island.
Megamouth shark in Pio Duran was only the 60th of the species ever to have been seen.
Computer simulation of such an event has been offered as an explanation for the vastly differing hemispheres of Mars.
Skeleton with 7-metre-long neck believed to belong to 160 million year old species.
Scotland's moratorium on fracking applications welcomed by environmental campaigners.
Partial skull found in West Galilee show both species inhabited same are at same time.
Researchers say the original theory that thermal convection can drive magnetic-field generation is correct.
Comet Lovejoy, C/2014 Q2, discovered in 2014, will make its closest approach to the sun on 30 January.
Psychologists say having money in the bank can decrease sadness, but happiness still can't be bought
Extremely elusive African golden cat shown hunting red colobus monkeys.
A new non-destructive method of inducing magnetism in graphene preserves its electronic properties
Oxford University researchers are trying to figure out how to make nano-scale synthetic filaments.
Renowned biologist says religious faith is holding back human progress.
Mummified monk from 1800s found perfectly preserved in lotus position.
ESO's Very Large Telescope captures 'gaping mouth of a gigantic celestial creature'.
Mayans turned into 'drought cult' as climate change triggered ultimate collapse of civilisation.
A powerful blizzard struck Boston and New England, but spared New York City residents.
Fossil analysis suggests many lineages of hominins coexisted in Asia before arrival of modern humans.
Using tiny glass capillary tubes, LMU scientists were able to show how rock pores sustained formation and reproduction of nuclei acids.
Rendlesham was previously in the news for a major UFO incident in 1980.
Native civilisation were not the perpetrators of environmental degradation, new study suggests.
Beetle study shows evolutionary strategy for homosexual behaviour.
Brain abnormalities relating to learning from punishment seen in violent psychopaths.
2.9 magnitude earthquake sounded "almost as if Concorde had flown over"
900m-wide asteroid 2004 BL86 missed earth by 'only' 750,000 miles last night
A syringe to treat syphilis and a rectal pump have been found aboard the Queen Anne's Revenge.
Lone individuals made their way across quiet city streets in the aftermath of 'Snowpocalypse'.
Ancient snake fossils found to be 70 million years older than previous oldest specimen.