SCIENCE

Using a robotic unit attached to the Palomar telescope, astronomers have developed an efficient system that can scan the sky quicker than before.

Kieran Sorkin underwent surgery at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London to create a pair of ears from his ribs.

CEO of Oasys Water explains how water from fracking can be recycled cheaply and easily.

Supernatural occurrences that have been reported

The Perseids, broadcast live by Slooh community telescope, will peak between 11 and 13 August

Chile earthquake over 3,000 miles away caused Antarctica icequakes.

Over half of the population support fracking, according to UK Onshore Oil and Gas.

Scientists suggest alternate theory to formation of the Universe in Scientific American.

Google celebrates annual Perseid Meteor Shower, caused by disintegration of Swift-Tuttle comet.

The annual Perseid meteor shower is expected to peak between 11 and 13 August

Roads closed, RideLondon cycle race curtailed, and music festival cancelled as Hurricane Bertha brings disruption across the country

Each recycled smartphone can protect 40 square miles of forest containing elephants, chimpanzees and gorillas.

A viral video footage showing a suspected trianglar UFO hovering over Germany has reignited the debate of the existence of aliens.

NASA-backed study finds sleep deprivation and sleeping pill habits are 'pervasive among astronauts'.

50mm of rain fell in an hour cause flash floods and forecasters say more rain and high winds are on the way.

A group of scientists have found microbes living in microscopic droplets of water in an asphalt lake

A supermoon event will take place on Sunday 10 August when full moon orbits closest to Earth

Perseids to peak between 11 and 13 August with up to 100 meteors per hour.

Doctors found a tooth growing in the nose of a 22-year-old Saudi Arabian man suffering nosebleeds.

The Wildlife Conservation Society demands ivory stockpiles be destroyed and all markets shut down

Researchers from Gibraltar Museum found first evidence of hominids eating birds in Gibraltar cave

Astronomers detect largest known stream of hydrogen gas in space.

California scientists report dramatic growth of grafted stem cells in rat spinal cord injuries

Scientists say bioluminescent sharks adapted to see light patterns in dark.

Google has added beautiful Nasa photos of the Moon and Mars to Google Earth. Here's how to use it

US think tank claim satellite images show increased activity at the secretive state's Yongbyon nuclear site

ESA's Rosetta spacecraft takes first pictures of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Environmental study shows earth's oceans today contain about 60,000 to 80,000 tons of mercury pollution.

Photos show California wildfires that have burned over 100,000 acres in just a few days.