SCIENCE

IBTimes UK round up of the best animals from science over the last year.

Incredible image of the sun taken with high-energy X-rays.

Original photo was taken on the surface of the moon during the first 67 hours of the mission.

Astronaut Alexander Gerst's images from the ISS made into time-lapse video.

A series of amazing time-lapse videos of Earth have been released by the European Space Agency.

Bigger payloads and frequent launches to Mars could be possible with the new technique.

Permafrost seal offshore in the Kara sea is thawing fast releasing methane.

Detection of galaxy Kks3, the second dwarf galaxy seen so far, could mean our neighbourhood is not as empty as thought to be.

The exact death toll still remains unknown

Animal rights activists win habeas corpus ruling for ape held at Buenos Aires zoo.

Experts find almost 100 new species of beetle in Java, Bali and other Indonesian islands.

The earthquake and tsunami struck on 26 December 2004

Nuclear weapons and atomic bombs that blast asteroids on a collision course with the planet, are a vital defence, says a US research centre.

Nuclear expert warns that power plants are critically vulnerable to drone attacks

German astrophysicists believe asteroids and comets will enter the inner solar system to cause apocalypse.

European Space Agency launches first ever asteroid impact exercise.

The entrance to Herod the Great's 2,000-year-old palace has been discovered in Israel.

Quake jolts Fukushima nuclear power plant and Japan's Pacific coasts.

Small temperature changes don't seem that alarming - but they will have major consequences.

A double amputee has become the first person in the world to control two prosthetic limbs with just his mind.

21 December winter solstice to mark the shortest day of the year and countdown to spring.

Archaeologists find traces of olive oil in ancient pottery vessels.

New species of fish spotted some 8,145 metres below the ocean surface

Researchers find two baffling features of quantum world are the same thing.

The new planet is larger in size than Earth and smaller than Neptune.

Biomass burning seems to be the main reason behind high levels of carbon emissions in the southern hemisphere.

A link going beyond carbon levels exists between tropical forests and climate

Surface of Venus is harsh and unlivable but up in the skies the advantages over Mars are many.

Warblers sensed devastating tornado storm that killed 35 people days before event.