If subjected to high energy levels, scientist warns that Higgs boson particle could cause space and time to collapse.
US study based on geological surveys suggests Afghanistan is sitting on a treasure trove of minerals.
The lava flow from Kilauea volcano is now less than a mile from houses in Ka'ohe Homesteads.
Two people on different continents have been able to communicate mental message without any contact.
UN authority expected to get deeper insight into Tehran's nuclear plan.
Vultures could become extinct due to poisonous drug, Diclofenac, available in Spain and Italy.
Scientists discover oxygen-producing life forms were present on Earth three billion years ago.
Scientists have proposed a theory based on bright spots in the sun's atmosphere to explain the erratic solar cycle.
Renowned naturalist says he "wouldn't mind" finding the mythical Yeti
Scientists have shown proof of what could be called computer-aided telepathy.
French scientists have sequenced the genome of coffee plant to show evolution of caffeine.
The International Space Station could become a working "machine shop" in space
Two unclassifiable species have been found on the south-east Australian continental slope
Bus carrying up to 70 wedding guests swept away by rising waters in Kashmir.
National Science Foundation scientists using Green Bank Telescope find Milky Way is part of Laniakea.
Photographer Lunae Parracho follows Ka'apor warriors in the search for illegal loggers in the Amazon.
Drexel University scientists find new dinosaur species Dreadnoughtus schrani in southern Patagonia
Scientists find ancient seamount 300km from Jarvis Island.
The Step Pyramid of Djoser is said to be at risk of being destroyed by the company contracted to restore it
University of Texas scientists are working on a drone that can be controlled by brain waves
Neurons in human skin can process geometric data about the object it is touching.
A huge blob of gas and dust in the shape of a spider has been captured by ESO's telescope in Chile.
Small asteroid to come within 25,000 miles of Earth – a tenth of the distance to the Moon.
The number of seals increased from 685 to 938 in the Greater Thames Estuary
British scientists given access to North Korea volcano Mount Paektu.
Attenborough says nature reserves and parks are not enough to save devastating wildlife losses.
Japan is launching a new space probe to mine the asteroid 1999 JU3
Switzerland investigating threat of lake tsunamis to 13 million people living near Lake Lucerne.
Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 hit northern rim of the Bardarbunga caldera in Iceland on 3 September
The Lego board is now reviewing a designer's concept to make NASA's famous telescope into a collectors' toy