SCIENCE

Thousands of mirrors create 500C deadly 'thermal flux' that appears to be killing birds in flight.

National Science Foundation report reveals surprisingly low levels of scientific knowledge among Americans.

Two skiers missing and three injured after avalanche near Aspen, Colorado.

Extreme weather caused by climate change is a national security issue, warns Labour leader.

Extreme weather claims life of 77-year-old Bob Thomas.

Brazilian boy falls from tree on to two-foot metal spike.

Designers call for Burj Khalifa in Dubai to be covered in clingfilm – for art's sake.

30-foot sinkhole opens up in Hertfordshire after weeks of heavy rain.

Royal Princes help army pals in surprise visit to flood zone in Datchet, Berkshire.

Woman dies in central London as building collapses; man dies in Channel as freak wave hits ocean liner.

Flooding crisis means rail operators could make first class available to all.

Prince Charles has called for a clampdown on the poaching of endangered species at a meeting of leading world figures in London.

The Duchess of Cambridge wore a blue LK Bennett dress.

Flood expert Mary Dhonau says alternatives more effective than sandbags

The winners of the World Press Photo of the Year 2014 competition.

Expert Colin Macpherson tells IBTimes UK what is happening with Indonesia's volcanoes.

Toxoplasma gondii parasite affecting whales in the Arctic may pose a threat to humans.

Heavy snowfall from a second wave of a huge winter storm has hit the East coast of the United States, as hundreds of thousands of people remain without power.

At least 200,000 people have been evacuated from Java after a powerful volcanic eruption covered Indonesia's main island in smoke and ash.

Best photos of the day: 14 February 2014

Scientists from Northwestern University have found evidence that genetics play a role in homosexuality.

Leopard-eating chimps in remote forests of DRC also seen using tools up to 2.5m long.

Experts reveal historic genetic mixing between 95 populations around the world.

Artificially intelligent Termes robots can operate autonomously with no central command.

Experts believe neutron radiation from earthquake led to image on shroud.

Floodwater could be swarming with harmful bacteria or cause electrocutions.

Fossil of giant sea reptile ichthyosaur in labour reveals earliest known live birth

Remains of boy buried 12,600 years ago shows ancestor of earliest American population.

Astronomer at SETI says humans may come into contact with the extraterrestrials in 25 years.