SCIENCE

Voyager 1, the space craft launched by NASA 35 years ago , may have finally left the solar system; scientists yet to confirm.

The loss of sea ice means it is 'survival of the fattest' for polar bears.

A 20-year-old New York University student has invented a gel which, according to him, can stop heavy bleeding instantly.

Scientists explore why Greek islanders have one of world's highest longevity rates - and find coffee holds the clue.

Climate experts say 2C hike in global temperature could cause super-destructive storm every two years.

Researchers find microbes in Mariana Trench, seven miles below sea level in western Pacific.

Lazarus Project team move step closer to cloning success with gastric brooding frog.

Three-man crew returns safely to Earth after 144-day mission to the International Space Station.

London's Kings College Hospital patient becomes first successful recipient of liver maintained in machine.

Scientists move closer to announcing discovery of particle which holds secret to how universe works.

Study highlights danger of plants reproducing in space and warns that humans may also be at risk.

Phallus-shaped worm pushes evolution of acorn worms back by 200 million years.

Met Office issues yellow warning with more snow showers expected.

Research suggests the Neanderthal may have become extinct because of poorly developed cognitive functions

Analysis of mummies reveals arterial plaque prevalent in ancient times and not a result of modern lifestyles.

Scientists at Harvard University believe data from Kepler telescope could yield clues on how planets evolve

Unknown bacteria was isolated under 12,000ft of ice for 14 million years.

US space agency Nasa is puzzled by unexpectedly low levels of solar activity.

Non-periodic comet C/2011 L4 Pan-Starrs will fly by within 45 million kilometres of the Sun and should be visible from Earth

Earth warmer now than it has been for most of the last 11,300 years.

Adam Roberts, co-founder of animal advocacy organisation Born Free, speaks to IBTimes UK on safety at captive animal facilities after lion mauls volunteer intern Dianna Hanson to death in California zoo

Russian scientists claim to have found new form of bacterial life in waters of 17 million-year-old Antarctic lake

Electrical pulses to brain, already used for Parkinson's, helps patients suffering chronic eating disorders.

Study of brainwaves of patients who are 'under' offers way to better monitor condition during operations.

Doctors in US claim functional cure of two-and-a-half year old girl.

Britain is to join an international project to develop the world's biggest telescope.

Research indicates 100 million sharks are killed every year

Prehistoric crocodiles fed on newly identified species of dinosaur.

Astronomers, for the first time, have made a reliable measurement of a supermassive black hole's spin.