Revolutionary lensless orbiting space telescope will be 1,000 times sharper than Hubble
University of Colorado Boulder researchers are developing the orbiting Aragoscope for Nasa.
Planets as old as the universe 'could point to extremely advanced alien civilisations'
Five Earth-sized planets discovered orbiting 11.2 billion year old star Kepler-444.
Russia's real life Swan Lake never freezes even in harsh Siberian winter weather
Swans spend winter at a lake that never freezes over, in Russia's Altai region.
Ancient 'Lord of the Rings-style' forest discovered under sea off Norfolk coast
Underwater forest dating back 10,000 years discovered by amateur diver.
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Commercial space rides for US astronauts to save millions
The US space programme should save more than $12m (£7.95m) a seat flying astronauts to and from the International Space Station on commercial space taxis rather than aboard Russian capsules, the NASA programme manager said on Monday (January 26).
Bio-engineering: Self-assembling strong, long protein fibres developed
Tissue engineering can benefit from the fibres that can withstand radiation and high temperatures.
Gigantic ring system 200 times larger than Saturn's around massive planet eclipsing parent star
The ring system contains 30 rings with each spanning millions of kilometres in diameter.
Winter Storm Juno: Over 6,175 flights cancelled, Uber caps surge prices
Northeast US braces for what National Weather Service terms a "crippling and potentially historic" storm.
Desert tawny owl: New species of bird discovered in Israel
Middle Eastern birds thought to be Hume's owl are actually a completely separate species
Thirst on-off switch makes mice drink equivalent of 7 pints of water in one go
Area of the brain that regulates thirst discovered by scientists.
New tattoos found on Otzi the Iceman support prehistoric acupuncture theory
Advanced imaging techniques reveal 61 newly-discovered tattoos on the 5,300-year-old mummy
Spain: Don Quixote author Cervantes' remains 'discovered' in Madrid
After a nine-month search, archaeologists believe they might have found Miguel de Cervantes' grave.
Lego robot controlled by artificial worm brain developed by OpenWorm project
Worm's brain mapped and replicated digitally to control obstacle-avoiding robot.
UFO hunters turn to Kickstarter to fund global database for extraterrestrials
Mutual UFO Network launches money-raising campaign to fund global database.
Graphene production technique makes revolutionary 'wonder material' 1,000-times cheaper
Chemical vapour deposition reduces cost of graphene production by factor of 1,000.
Winter Storm Juno: New York, Boston and Connecticut braced for 'worst snowstorm in history' as 1,800 flights cancelled
Juno expected to bring blizzard conditions to several US East Coast states.
Fracking UK: MPs call for ban on shale gas extraction to meet carbon targets
Influential group of UK lawmakers call for a moratorium on shale gas development.
Scottish village of Tyndrum prepares for '£200m gold rush'
Picturesque Scottish village thought to be sitting on £200m pot of gold.
Nasa spacecraft New Horizons nears final leg of historic nine year mission to Pluto
The probe has travelled three billion miles, and will begin sending back images of dwarf planet on Sunday.
Live fish discovered thousands of feet under Antarctica ice, scientists amused
National Science Foundation's project WISSARD found different fish and marine invertebrates while drilling deep into the Antarctica.
Tonight: your last chance to see Comet Lovejoy for about 8,000 years
Comet Lovejoy is off to outer space but will be back in about 10015
Post-traumatic stress discovered in 1300BCE with accounts of 'ghosts faced in battle'
Soldiers suffering from PTSD have been traced back over 2,000 years by scientists
Rosetta data details the frozen world of a comet for the first time
The data has laid bare detailed information about the two-three km wide comet 67P.
UFO spotting: Mysterious object seen near International Space Station miles above earth?
The object was spotted 275 miles above Earth near the ISS.
Arctic ice cap thins by 50 metres in two years, flows at tremendous speeds
Satellite images show the remote ice cap has lost one sixth its thickness since 2012.
Egypt: Oldest known gospel found in mummy mask - what's really going on?
Roberta Mazza and Craig Evans debate over whether priceless artefacts should be dismantled.
Rome: Colosseum's 'ancient seating plan' revealed
Archaeologists have discovered Roman numerals engraved on the arches in the Colosseum.
Genghis Khan challenged for title of world's most prolific seed spreader
Genghis Khan's genetic legacy challenged by 10 other men identified by science.
Speed of light slowed down in 'impossible' experiment
Glasgow scientists slow photons in free space for first time
Why Russians and Malaysians are more likely to conquer Mount Everest or will die trying
Researchers say cultural baggage could impact performance in flying aeroplanes and climbing mountains.
Climate change: Richard Lindzen and the 'cult' of global warming
If global warming believers are a cult, why are deniers signing us up for a suicide pact?
'Real Bigfoot Hunter' Tom Biscardi launches $3m start-up to find Sasquatch
Bigfoot hunter Biscardi planning to turn search for legendary beast into business venture
Exotic molecules seen for the first time to fit into one another following simple math rule
Following a simple geometric series the size of the molecules progresses mathematically.
Great Barrier Reef could see coral cover go below tipping point due to warming
Long-terms consequences of ocean warming can lead to unprecedented loss of corals in the reef.
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