Preventing loss of biodiversity can also work to control spread of infectious diseases like Ebola, concludes IUCN meeting in South Korea.
Ancient mile-wide comet will pass within 88,000 miles of Mars later today.
Five orbiters from Europe, India and the US will get a peek into the early Solar System when they study Comet Siding Spring fly by Mars later today.
Met Office warns ex-hurricane set to hit Britain and cause high winds this week
Slooh Community Observatory will show Comet C/2013 A1 fly 83,000 miles past Mars on October 19
Important film rolls from Nasa's Nimbus 1 satellite have been discovered after 50 years.
By averting collisions between molecular machinery at the DNA site, the Dicer protein has been discovered to play a significant role.
People from South Pacific nations and activists formed a blockade with canoes and kayaks.
A signal from an otherwise unchanged x-ray background is predicted to belong to a dark matter candidate.
Essar Oil, Larsen & Toubro, Tech Mahindra, TCS and Wipro cited for cutting emissions.
Scientists reveal 1934 'Dust Bowl' in North America caused worst drought in 1000 years
The company has announced a breakthrough which will allow it to develop a compact fusion reactor very soon.
NASA studies psychology of long-term missions through longest Mars simulation.
Mars One's ambitious programme to have people living on the red planet may have run out of air.
Israel archaeologists discover ancient cult complex dedicated to Baal, the Canaanite storm god
Giant craters created by gas explosions in Siberia could explain Bermuda Triangle disappearances.
A first of its kind global index of the listed companies leading the charge in the fight to mitigate climate change is released today.
Three way talks due to be held in Cairo over Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance dam.
By testing their improvised Doppler method on Venus, a scientist duo hopes to detect distant Earth-like planets.
The strange looking sea animal looked like a cross between a star fish and an octopus with 100 moving arms.
A study has shown that embryonic stem cells do not pose risks from transplant and were able to restore vision in half the cases.
The Maven spacecraft orbiting Mars has sent images of oxygen, hydrogen and carbon coronas from the planet's upper atmosphere.
Study of rocks dating back to when the earth's magnetic field reversed directions shows the process can happen quickly.
The latest predictions from the WHO on the Ebola outbreak highlight the struggle to contain the virus.
By studying plant absorption of carbon dioxide, scientists have concluded that earth models have underestimated this component.
China is set to heat up in the coming decades, with researchers laying the blame with human activity.
Scientists at US Geological Survey found some sections of fault have stored enough energy to produce massive earthquakes.
Remains of 4th century BC King Philip II, father of Alexander the Great, found in Vergina in Greece
Lunar volcanic activity is not as old as previously believed and could be a more recent one, says a new study.
While recent studies warn of rapid melting of Himalayan glaciers, new findings suggest otherwise.