SCIENCE

Bodies of fallen warriors were desecrated after battle by their enemies around the time of birth of Christ

Geologist Dr Jason Box says increased methane levels above Siberia is linked to mystery craters

Unless new and efficient ways of generating power are adopted, electricity needs will make drinking water a scarce commodity soon.

Scientists discover worm sperm that can kill or sterilise females from other species.

The geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus have their origins in the sea beneath the icy shell.

In what could spawn a new generation of superconductors the discovery of the magnetic field as the glue is major.

University of Arizona researchers have sequenced the complete genome of African rice.

New craters found in Yamal and Taymyr peninsulas, only few days after another huge hole spotted.

Dr Cameron Smith believes a huge group will be required to set up human colonies on other planets.

Global conservation day held as just 3,200 tigers now remain in the wild.

Astronomical observations engraved on rocks dating back 4,000 years discovered in Peru.

Ice core data shows air pollution arrived in South Pole in the late 1880s

Lithium metal is said to possess highest energy density and specific capacity, among other metals.

Palaeontologists say dinosaurs may have survived asteroid strike earlier or later in history

Lab-made cheese for vegans is made from animal DNA.

Natural climate shifts are not as potent as human-induced ones in affecting crop production.

A mouse model shows that all it needs is to turn on, or off, a gene to cause cancer.

Birdwatcher captures rare footage of seagull swallowing a hapless rabbit whole.

University of Wisconsin study shows abuse or neglect in early life can affect children years later.

Discovery of new fossils in Siberia has "completely changed our vision of dinosaurs"

Warm currents around the south west coast have brought swarms of jellyfish to the area's beaches

Nasa and Slooh telescope to broadcast live stream of Delta Aquarids meteor shower.

Crash site scene images taken by Burkina Faso soldier.

Delta Aquarids and Alpha Capricornids to be visible from 28 July in both hemispheres

Privacy concerns raised by Google X Baseline Study to create database of what a heathly human is

Study links decrease in wildlife population to conflicts, human trafficking and political instability.

San Diego State University biologists find unknown widespread virus called CrAssphage

The clip shows four distant light spots moving at a slow pace for some seconds before disappearing from the sky.

University of Oxford researchers show less than 10% of human genome is 'functional'