SCIENCE

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

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.