More than 280 people are still missing after a ferry carrying 462 people sank off South Korea.
After 5.3m great white caught of Australia's coast, IBTimes UK looks at history's largest sharks
Inventor James Dyson wants to use cyclone technology to rid the world's rivers and oceans of rubbish.
A 1,500-year-old Chilean mummy has shown evidence of arsenic poisoning in Tarapacá Valley in Chile's Atacama Desert
Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory say electrical energy naturally produced at the sea floor gave rise to life.
The finalists in the 11th annual Smithsonian Photo Contest have been announced, and you can help choose the winner.
Nasa to test first space-to-Earth communication system from International Space Station
Researchers at University of Wisconsin-Madison say study could influence gender and disease in later life.
Virgin Galactic has partnered with Land Rover in a global sponsership deal for the feldging space tourism company.
Nasa satellite pictures focus on Planet Earth land masses and topographical features
Astronomers at Nasa, University of Washington and Utah's Weber State University say tilted worlds could contain life
Best photos of the day: 16 April 2014.
Scientists develop algorithm that detects small amounts of fissile material
People across the world witnessed a rare celestial show as the first total lunar eclipse of 2014 turned the moon a dark reddish colour.
Chinese President Xi Jinping urges military to develop offensive and defensive space weapons.
Photos of the 'Blood Moon' captured by Twitter users across the globe.
Total lunar eclipse 'blood moon' was the first of a rare tetrad series of four total lunar eclipses.
Best photos of the day: 15 April 2014.
Cassini spacecraft documents formation of new small icy object within the rings of Saturn.
Spaceflight company to launch Dragon cargo spaceship to the International Space Station
Toxic cane toads have reached staggering numbers in Purnululu National Park, Western Australia.
Mass production of human blood could become reality as artificial blood is tested on patients for the first time.
Mars' atmosphere never thick enough to keep water in a liquid state, say scientists
The first total lunar eclipse of 2014 will occur overnight on 14-15 April.
Stanford University researchers construct geological history of Game of Thrones planet
Slooh telescope will provide live coverage of Mars' closest call on Earth in six years
Scientists confirm existence of new hadrons that cannot be classified with traditional methods.
Report finds natural-warming hypothesis can be ruled out with 99.9% confidence.
Firefighters battle deadly forest fires in Valparaiso, Chile for second night after coastal winds whipped up flames again.
GSK executives in China are already under investigation for routing 3bn yuan in bribes through agencies