SCIENCE

Astronomers at the University of California, Riverside have found thread-like "filaments" in the cosmic web that accelerated the formation of galaxies

Jayalakshmi K Nov 21, 2014

Discovery of ancient canyon rules out popular theories of formation of Himalayas.

Hannah Osborne Nov 21, 2014

An airborne laser system has enabled the discovery of an ancient Roman gold mine that used complex river diversion and storage systems.

Jayalakshmi K Nov 21, 2014

Scientists decipher 1,300-year-old handbook from Egypt.

Hannah Osborne Nov 20, 2014

A comparison of the mouse and human genomes has yielded results showing the details where man and mice part ways.

Jayalakshmi K Nov 20, 2014

The UK's first ever bus powered on food waste and human poo has taken to the road today

Alfred Joyner Nov 20, 2014

Before and after photos of Mýrdalsjökull ice cap show shrinking over 30 years.

Hannah Osborne Nov 20, 2014

In the search for new particles and forces that can possibly explain what happened after the Big Bang, two new baryon particles have been detected at Cern.

Jayalakshmi K Nov 20, 2014

An invisible cohesive force seems to be at work in aligning distant quasars and their black holes to others in the universe.

Jayalakshmi K Nov 20, 2014

Seals have learned to listen to scientific equipment to score a free meal.

Hannah Osborne Nov 20, 2014

David Iron tells IBTimes UK more about the first ever crowdfunded space mission and its objectives

Mary-Ann Russon Nov 19, 2014

Small volcanic eruptions contribute to global cooling phenomenon, scientists find.

Hannah Osborne Nov 19, 2014

Archaeologists use imaging technique to solve long-held mystery about Terracotta Army.

Hannah Osborne Nov 19, 2014

The world has rekindled its love affair with all things space.

Hannah Osborne Nov 19, 2014

Lunar Mission One plans to crowdfund a robot mission to the moon by offering donors the chance to plant their messages, photos, videos, even their own DNA, on the moon's surface

Alfred Joyner Nov 19, 2014

The arctic story led to a towering "wall of snow" six feet high

Lianna Brinded Nov 19, 2014

James Dyson Award finalist's self-filling water bottle can harvest 500ml of water in 20˚C temperatures

Mary-Ann Russon Nov 19, 2014

The LIGO detector should be able to pick gravitational waves from space to identify black hole collisions.

Jayalakshmi K Nov 19, 2014

Experts say Neanderthals were not a sub-species of modern humans.

Hannah Osborne Nov 19, 2014

Scientists are a step closer to harnessing electricity from bacteria to power tablets and smartphones.

Mary-Ann Russon Nov 19, 2014

Lightning strikes increase by 50% thanks to Sun "bending" Earth's magnetic field.

Hannah Osborne Nov 19, 2014

A study has suggested that volcanic activity was probably what provided brief periods of warmth and water on Mars.

Jayalakshmi K Nov 19, 2014

British-led consortium offers donors the chance to put their DNA on the moon in huge crowdfunding campaign.

Lianna Brinded Nov 19, 2014

Interaction between the Higgs particle and gravity prevented the dense, early universe from collapsing into itself.

Jayalakshmi K Nov 19, 2014

Instrument detects organic compounds containing carbon in atmosphere of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Mark Piggott Nov 18, 2014

Philae was able to conduct experiments before its batteries died.

Hannah Osborne Nov 18, 2014

With the clearance of a road running through the Kutch wildlife sanctuary, flamingo populations are at risk.

Jayalakshmi K Nov 18, 2014

A newborn Thomson's gazelle calf that was abandoned by its mother, has been nursed back to health by a senior keeper at Whipsnade Zoo

Alfred Joyner Nov 18, 2014

Mystery object launched by Russian military now being monitored by US military.

Hannah Osborne Nov 18, 2014