Richard Corfield looks at current plans to make money from the moon's resources.
European rabbits found to be living in smaller burrows with fewer companions.
Over 120 burials have been found of the Przeworsk culture, an ancient tribe in the Iron Age and Roman period
Revellers preparing to mark the first full day of the Venice Carnival awoke to a flooded city.
Australian government says Great Barrier Reef should not be listed as "in danger".
The spinal circuit integrates brain signals with sensory inputs to enable intense balancing tasks.
Scientists find bacteria that can convert waste water into power and pure water, as well as produce hydrogen.
More than 8,500 people have already lost their lives to Ebola.
Astrophysicists are not sure what caused the gas to be ejected so early in galaxy formation.
Proof of the waves seen in polarised light has now been shown to rise from dust in space.
Hiker and companion were caught in blizzard in Torridon Highlands.
SMAP will measure the 2in deep soil which holds less than 1% of Earth's water
Climate cycles on Mars are an ongoing process thanks to its wobbly rotation axis.
Local residents in Frias, Argentina, have spotted a fireball hovering over the sky for hours.
Unlike most prevailing theories, the new proposal suggests dark matter is made of light particles that interact strongly with ordinary matter.
Composite rocks made of different types melded together like Black Beauty is what the Martian crust is made of.
Time does not pass, but instead what we think of as being our past exists in another part of spacetime.
Study establishes there are less than 250 of the species left in the Sahara.
Population explosion of bright pink sea slugs linked with warming ocean temperatures.
Images from ESA's spacecraft orbiting comet shows mysterious aspects of frozen ancient body.
Looking for a cool wedding venue? They don't come much cooler than a church made of ice.
Tourists at Grand Canyon National Park witnessed a rare treat on Wednesday (January 28) -- a meteorological phenomenon known as cloud inversion.
Gallons of oil lying on the sea floor pose a major problem for marine life.
EGCG found to trigger process in mitochondria leading to oral cancer cell death.
A direct link of the Earth's crust rebound to recent warming has been established.
While atmosphere adapts to global warming in terms of storms, heat waves in urban areas show a disturbing trend.
Newborn chicks associate low numbers to their left and high numbers to their right.
Beautiful photos of people and animals in the snow in Belfast.
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