SCIENCE

Tigers, rhinos, elephants and orang-utans now protected 'by Islamic edict'

Death-toll from Oso may hit 190 – but it's not the worst ever

Nasa releases image of comet set to come within 84,000 miles of Mars.

How to watch the moon, Venus and Mercury appear in conjunction just before dawn tomorrow morning.

Report says even small nuclear war would have huge effect on climate change.

Ancient marine animal from 520 million years ago used facial appendages to eat.

Best photos of the day: 27 March 2014.

New planet supports existence of little-known 'Oort Cloud' and a 'Super Earth' beyond solar system

Record-breaking temperatures of 2003 to become the norm because of manmade global warming

Scientists discover ring systems can exist on smaller objects orbiting the sun

SpaceIL taking part in Google-sponsored Lunar X Prize, which challenges private companies to send a spaceship to the moon by 2015.

Space IL team talk about their plan to land an Israeli spaceship on the moon.

Chemists say californium can change how we store radioactive waste and recycle fuel.

The material, made from living and non-living things, could be used in solar panels and biosensors.

11th century Uunartoq artefact was used by Vikings for night travels.

Leicester and Arizona scientists uncover new theories for pollution of collapsed stars.

Ten more bodies found but another 170 people still unaccounted for

Nasa's Earth Observatory releases stunning images of lightning strike over Saudi Arabia and Kuwait captured using the Firestation instrument.

Women in India who earn more than husbands more likely to suffer domestic abuse.

Best photos of the day: 26 March 2014.

Active volcanoes in the search area for MH370 "very unfortunate", geologist says.

Nasa reveals future Z-2 spacesuit with new technological tweaks.

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Woolly mammoth neck rib shows why species became extinct thousands of years ago.

Researchers show how sunsets painted by famous artists, including J. M. W. Turner can estimate pollution levels.

New expedition to the International Space Station to launch from Kazakhstan tonight.

Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989 leaked 260,000 gallons of crude oil into the Port of Valdez.

Canadian tourist returning from Liberia hospitalised with Ebola-like symptoms.

World's largest volcano beneath Yellowstone National Park could be dying, scientists say.