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China's Terracotta Army Modelled on Real Soldiers, Scans Reveal

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

Why Everyone Has Fallen Back in Love With Space Travel

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

UK Scientists Announce Crowdfunded Moon Landing Mission

UK Scientists Announce Crowdfunded Mission to the Moon

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

A lake-effect snow storm with freezing temperatures produces a wall of snow travelling over Lake Erie into Buffalo, New York. November 18, 2014. A whirlpool of frigid, dense air known as a "polar vortex" descended Tuesday into much of the Northeastern U

Buffalo Snow Storm Kills Four as State of Emergency Declared in New York

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

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Sun's Magnetic Field 'Pulling' Lightning Towards UK

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

Volcanoes Caused Brief Periods of Warmth and Water on Mars, Says Study

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

July 20, 1969: Buzz Aldrin walks on the surface of the moon. Neil Armstrong, taking the photo, is reflected in his visor

UK Scientists to Send Robots to the Moon 'Powered' by Human DNA

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

Gravity Saved The Universe From Collapse After Big Bang, Say Physicists

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

Philae Space Probe Finds 'Building Blocks of Life' on Comet

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

Rosetta Mission: Philae 'Sniffed' Building Blocks of Life Before Hibernation

Philae was able to conduct experiments before its batteries died.

Flamingos stand in the waters of a wetland reserve in Celestun in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula

Conservation: Largest Flamingo Breeding Site in Asia Threatened By 262km Road Construction

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

Abandoned Baby Gazelle Nursed Back to Health by Zookeepers

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

Fears Russia Has Launched Satellite-Destroying Mission Ignited Over Mystery Object 2014-28E

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

GPS and Atomic Clocks Used to Detect Dark Matter in Space-Time Fabric

US and Canadian scientists say GPS can be used to detect and measure dark matter.

Global Warming: Nasa Model Provides Carbon Dioxide Trail From Source To Atmosphere

Using computer simulations of movement of carbon dioxide, scientists can project future climate, says Nasa.

Controversial Plans to Slow Global Warming by Manipulating Atmosphere Reconsidered by Scientists

Scientists are revisiting controversial propositions to manipulate the atmosphere and slow down global warming.

Collapse of Bronze Age Society Not Linked with Climate Change, Scientists Prove

Bronze Age collapse was previously thought to have been caused by shift in climate.

Leonid Meteor Shower 2014: History and Visibility of Comet Tempel-Tuttle's Fiery Cosmic Debris

Annual Leonid meteor shower will take place on 17 and 18 November in the United States and Britain.

Woolly Mammoth Cloning Debate Reignited by South Korean 'De-Extinction' Scientists

Documentary explores idea of bringing the woolly mammoth back to life.

Leonid Meteor Shower 2014: Where to Watch Shooting Stars in the UK and US

Leonids meteor shower will take place on 17 and 18 November with 15 meteors per hour

Russia to Set up Own Orbital Space Station in 2017

Russia to Set up Own Orbital Space Station to Gain Edge Over ISS

New station to be positioned at better angle to provide extended view of Russia and Arctic offshore.

Rosetta Mission Test Results Expected as First Images of Philae Comet Landing Released

First images of Philae's landing on comet 67P released by ESA

Dr Matt Taylor Shirt Controversy: Boris Johnson Compares Philae Scientist's Shirt to Kim Kardashian

London Mayor Boris Johnson defends Dr Matt Taylor after Philae scientist's shirt was criticised.

Defra Confirms Bird Flu Outbreak at East Yorkshire Duck Farm

Defra said that it isn't the deadly H5N1 strain.

IUCN Red List: A Third Of Assessed Species On Brink Of Extinction

Overexploitation by the food industry is pushing four species to the brink of extinction, while habitat destruction has already caused two others' extinction.