Understanding water ice on Mars is key to unlocking the secrets of the Red Planet, according to scientists.
A snake in Australia yielded a record-breaking amount of venom during a milking session. The 3.1027g bite is enough to kill up to 100 people.
Archaeoastronomy professor suggests recently discovered void in heart of pyramid could house throne built of metal from outer space.
The UK government has announced its latest pledge in the war against plastic. But where do the plastic bottles we recycle end up?
New research is revealing fascinating details about the largest underwater eruption in the past 100 years.
The Pelican spider, from Madagascar, remained unstudied for a long time after its discovery. A recent study of the arachnid reveals this blighter's secrets
Theresa May has pledged to eradicate avoidable plastic waste by 2042, as part of a new environmental agenda.
Researchers, Timo van Eldijk and Bas van de Schootbrugge, have discovered the oldest known fossil remains of moths and butterflies, dating back to more than 200 million years ago.
Previously unknown species, which has been named Diluvicursor pickeringi, uncovered in 113-million-year-old rocks in south-eastern Australia.
A 360 degree visualisation allows you to experience travel through distant cosmos.
This is the first time water and organic matter associated with it has been found at the same place.
Hundreds of rescue workers and volunteers are continuing the gruelling work of hunting for survivors and digging up bodies in the sea of mud and wreckage in Santa Barbara County.
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The animal's specialized teeth and large size suggest it was capable of eating plants, as well as small vertebrates.
An unexplained source of powerful cosmic radio bursts is originating from an "extreme environment" that is among the most magnetic regions of the universe ever observed.
Scientists detect "whirlpool"-like motion of gases inside galaxies which formed 800 million years after Big Bang.
The new research has implications for understanding how planetary systems form, astronomers say.
The world is getting warmer each year and humans are to blame.
Norishige Kanai made headlines with tweet claiming he had grown 9cm since leaving for International Space Station.
Nasa's images shared on Instagram offer a bird's eye view of what is happening in some parts of the country.
A small extraterrestrial pebble was found to contain exotic micro-mineral compounds not found anywhere on Earth or any meteorites or comets.
The "distinguished" tombstone was discovered by an Egyptian team of archaeologists along with other remains of tombs at the Al-Abd archaeological site.
The death toll from the mudslides that swept through Santa Barbara county is expected to rise as rescue workers search for an unknown number people still unaccounted for.
Warm ocean waters and rising CO2 levels are likely to disturb the food chain.
33 fossil teeth of the Cretaceous Period shark, collected over a period of 38 years, revealed a new species that was likely the ancestor of the largest known shark – megalodon.
Billions in research and development are lost every time a new government shifts major spaceflight strategy, say researchers.
The 18th century Dutch warship, the 19th century British steamboat and the ancient lighthouse were all found on sea floor of the Yucatan Peninsula.
Dutch start-up Lightyear has designed a solar-powered car prototype which can be driven for months without charging.
Water is one of the most ubiquitous substances on our planet, but we are often unaware of how unusual it is.
A Japanese astronaut has spoken about his amazing growth spurt and concerns that he may not fit into his Earth-bound Soyuz space shuttle.