SCIENCE

A space mission to Mars is hoping to find the existence of life forms on the red planet.

Scientists have discovered a drug that dramatically enhances the effect of statins and returns adult cholesterol to the levels of a baby.

The woman had two eggs frozen in 2001.

Developing countries warn Paris accord could fail unless adaptation is included in draft text.

Probe sent to explore Pluto and its neighbourhood switched on after nine years covering a distance of 4.8 billion kms.

Infestation of dangerous ants sparks emergency response as experts quarantine local areas to prevent spread.

Troops put on red alert as more than half a million people seek cover in one of the country's largest ever evacuations.

Gale force winds, ice and 10cm of snow are expected on Sunday in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Midlands

Slooh Community Observatory will host live stream of Gemini full moon rise on 7 December 2014.

Second attempt went smoothly and Nasa is pleased with the events of the historic flight.

The Geminids meteors will begin on Sunday 7 December and peak on 13 and 14 December

The test flight launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station after technical issues initially delayed it.

Theorists are proposing that the lighthouses of the universe, pulsars, when found near a black hole could be the holy grail of gravity.

Nasa's Orion test flight failed to launch on Thursday due to technical issues. Will it succeed today?

Nasa's Orion test flight rescheduled to launch at 12:05pm GMT / 7:05am EST on Friday.

The Khoisan hunter-gatherer tribe that believes itself to be the oldest people have been proven to be the most ancient lineage of the modern human.

Discussion over Pluto being a planet likely to rear up during New Horizons mission.

By studying the cosmic background radiation left from the time of the Big Bang, the Planck data throws new light on primordial neutrinos and dark matter.

Not too bad, but neither very safe, is what an experiment aboard the ISS using humanoid fitted with detectors reveals.

Officials say Evrona Nature Reserve oil spill is one of the worst environmental disasters in Israel's history.

Orion test flight misses launch window following valve issue.

History and interesting facts about the ninth planet from the Sun.

Nasa's Orion flight test will launch on Delta IV Heavy rocket at Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Nasa says launch of Orion test flight has been delayed.

Engravings revealed to be four times older than anything else attributed to Homo erectus.

World's most complete stegosaur skeleton finds new home at the Natural History Museum in London.

World's first complete stegosaurus skeleton Sophie will go on display at London museum's Earth Hall.

Watch livestream of Nasa's Orion flight test launch at Cape Canaveral.

A study shows that carbon dioxide acts fast in heating the atmosphere, while another attributes the pause in global warming to three oceans.