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A papyrus fragment taken from this ancient Egyptian mummy mask could well be the oldest copy of a gospel known to exist

Egypt: Mummy mask found to contain 'oldest known gospel' from first century AD

Ordinary Ancient Egyptians wore mummy masks that were often made from recycled pieces of papyrus.

Trajan's Column sheds light on women's role in ancient Roman army

Analysis of 2,000-year-old monument suggests Roman soldiers ignored ban on marriage.

Mystery radio signals from space recorded live from 5.5 billion light years away

Astronomers observe bright burst of radio waves from unknown source live for first time.

India: Despite hard evidence government refuses to act against vehicular pollution

While air pollution will keep Barack Obama mostly indoors during his India visit, the environment ministry refuses to acknowledge vehicular pollution.

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Coral reefs bounce back from severe environmental impact

Under reduced local impacts most of the reefs in the Indian Ocean showed resilience.

Nasa sensor finds methane emissions from LA higher than estimates

The measurement from a mountaintop is the first time Earth-bound sites have been used to measure emissions in the air.

Earliest records of Earth's atmosphere found in ancient rocks, shows persistence down billions of years

Rocks dating to four billion years ago show atmosphere was conducive to microbial life.

Three Earth-like planets sighted around nearby star

One of the planets is at the right distance for temperatures that can sustain liquid water and hence, life.

Eurostar suspends services following 'lorry fire' in tunnel

No-one injured following blaze on truck aboard Eurostar but channel tunnel is closed.

The Met Office has issued amber 'be prepared' warnings across central and southern Scotland as snow, ice and high winds bring Scotland to a stand still

UK weather: Arctic blasts bring snowstorms and sub-zero temperatures

A big freeze is heading towards Britain which could 'kill one person every seven minutes' according to a charity.

A huge SpaceX rocket exploded in flames during attempt to land it on barge

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket explodes on barge in dramatic video

Elon Musk's recyclable rocket had been to International Space Station (ISS) to deliver supplies

UFO hunter believes Nasa cut off live feed when mysterious ship approached space station

Check out photos of alleged UFO near international space station

Archaeologists have discovered a Winchester Model 1873 casually propped against a tree, where it has been for over a century

Nevada: Archaeologists discover 132-year-old Winchester rifle propped against tree since 1882

The Winchester Model 1873 rifle was left in the Nevada desert, but no one knows who left it or why.

Anthropic Principle of universe supported by simulated worlds

New evidence supports Anthropic Principle theory of physics and life.

2014 was the hottest year ever recorded, Nasa and NOAA confirm

Nasa confirms 2014 was the hottest year since records began in 1880.

Salmon sperm 'key ingredient for recycling smartphones'

Fish sperm found to extract and recycle rare Earth elements.

Anthropocene era: Humans changed the Earth's geology by setting off atomic bombs in 1945

Scientists say humans started a new geological era in 1945 with the start of the nuclear age.

Philippines: Two new lizard species discovered in Manila black market for sale as exotic pets

Two unknown lizard species now priority for conservation efforts following discovery in Manila.

Most crops and animal products have seen peak production; researchers warn of limited resources

Key commodities like maize, rice, wheat or soya, and animal products, such as fish, meat, milk and eggs have reached their limits of extraction.

Thousands more Earth-like exoplanets have the potential to host alien life

Planets outside solar system have day-night cycles meaning they could host life, study finds.

Beagle 2 mystery solved: Nasa photos show probe's graveyard following successful Mars landing

The Beagle 2 probe has been found on Mars 12 years after it went missing.

DNA studies trace lineage of kangaroos to extinct giant wallabies

Present day banded hare-wallabies listed as endangered linked to giant Roos of the past.

Nasa's New Horizons Pluto mission powered by same chip as 20-year-old Sony PlayStation

New Horizons probe awakes to complete its mission to explore the former planet.

Mankind 'pushed into danger zone' by breaching four of the nine planetary boundaries

Climate change, species loss, land-use alterations and fertiliser overuse endangering Earth.

Mystery of Tynemouth UFO solved? Experts believe bright star Sirius was mistaken for unidentified flying object

Craig Lowther spotted a mysterious flying object with pulsating light in the sky.

Solar system has more planets, says new study on objects beyond Neptune

Calculations of orbits of trans-Neptune objects suggest presence of dwarf planets in Kuiper Belt.

World's most powerful electrical testing system unveiled

At 24 kilo volts the system at Florida State University is the most powerful kind in research.

Geese use Himalayas as world's biggest rollercoaster to migrate

How bar-headed geese get from Mongolia to India discovered by scientists.

Oceans facing wildlife Armageddon: 'We are falling off a mass extinction cliff - but we're not there yet'

Marine wildlife facing devastation if Industrial Revolution of the sea continues.

Endangered baby pygmy hippo born at Whipsnade Zoo

Flora the pygmy hippo gave birth to a much-needed boy on Boxing Day.

Sea turtles use Earth's magnetic field to navigate home across thousands of miles

Sea turtles appear to have inbuilt compass that directs them to beach where they were born.

Empty Spaces, Abandoned Places, Johnny Joo, UrbexUS

Empty spaces, abandoned places: Photographs by urban explorer Johnny Joo

Haunting photographs of abandoned places by urban explorer Johnny Joo.

New Horizon's begins six-month flyby of Pluto in historic space mission

Nasa's New Horizons will begin studying Pluto before closest approach in July.

Borneo: Clever pitcher plants turn off traps to catch more ants

Scientists find intelligent method of capturing more prey by tricking visitor insects.

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