SCIENCE

A sandstorm engulfs Israel and Egypt, as high waves batter the coast of Lebanon.

MIT says that the best violins could have been produced by human error

Physicists put forward theory that universe has no beginning and no end.

Research from the University of Warwick shows that there is a link between the two.

Nasa scientist say sea ice gains in Antarctic do not make up for loss in Arctic.

Massachusetts continues to dig out after three snowstorms hit the state in the past two weeks.

Wildfires could release radiation held in the upper layers of soil in Chernobyl forests.

Astronomers hope to connect with potentially inhabitable planets.

Time symmetry in the world of individual particles has been proven in a real experiment.

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