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In the age of the Vikings, rape was not as common as you might think

Raping a woman was not only dishonourable to the victim, but was regarded as "highly defamatory" to her male relatives - who could kill the perpetrator without risk of punishment.

Unexplored Indonesian island is covered in tiny 2,500-year-old cave paintings

Kisar island - which has never been studied by archaeologists before - is home to at least 28 rock art sites which contain paintings dating back thousands of years.

Sierra Nevada mountains grew an inch taller during California drought: Find out why

Loss of water from the mountains resulted in this change, according to researchers involved in the study.

Stop sneezing on the chimpanzees! Primates in Uganda are dying from human cold virus

There was an explosive outbreak of severe coughing and sneezing among the community of wild chimpanzees in the Kibale National Park.

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Coal plant seen behind West Virginia home

Power generation projects face 'significant' carbon transition risk

Industry will remain a focus of increasingly stringent decarbonisation policies as nations address their climate goals.

Man-made climate change was the sole cause of 2016's heat waves

The hottest year in modern times experienced "multiple extreme events that weren't even possible without human influence".

Watch: Skunk pigs in mourning hold wake for dead friend

The video of the animals reacting to their herd member's death was captured by an 8-year-old boy for his school science project.

Star Wars The Last Jedi will be screened in space for Nasa astronauts

The movie could be sent via SpaceX's Dragon capsule which will be heading towards space station Friday.

Greek yogurt turned into jet fuel by ingenious scientists

Growing popularity of Greek staple generating huge volumes of food waste in the form of liquid whey, which scientists test for other uses.

2017 in pictures: The 100 best news photos of the year

Our 2017 gallery kicks off with Barack Obama shedding a tear and ends with his successor inflaming the Middle East.

The amount of electronic waste we generate annually could build 4,500 Eiffel Towers

Total value of reusable materials in discarded electronics was at least $55bn in 2016 - more than the GDP of most countries.

Curvature blindness and 5 other optical illusions that will blow your brain

An optical illusion featuring zig-zags and curves is confusing people across the world. Here are five other images that trick our brains.

10 fatberg pictures that will make you resent humanity

Museum of London to honour nauseating urban by-product that blocks sewers. Here are some of the worst fatbergs on camera. Warning: put down any food you have.

100-million-year old blood-sucking 'Dracula' ticks that feasted on dinosaurs found trapped in amber

Ticks that lived alongside dinosaurs feasted on their blood.

Psychic who predicted Trump's win and Brexit vote outcome warns about major earthquake in New Zealand

New Zealand has been rocked by a series of powerful earthquakes over the years.

Crows are the only birds that have learned to carve hooks from sticks and hunt for food

Caledonian crows can make multiple types of hooks in various shapes and sizes using their sharp bills.

Overfishing of EU Stocks Cost 3.2 Billion Euros and 100000 Jobs

EU agrees to catch more fish sustainably in 2018

Member nations have agreed to set quota limits.

Scientists make giant step towards cloning extinct Tasmanian tiger back to life

Scientists successfully manage to sequence DNA of baby Tasmanian tiger raising hopes of bringing extinct species back from the dead.

Soup for the soul? Ancient Chinese ritual tureen and bowls discovered in Zhou dynasty-era tomb

Researchers believe the tomb, which holds the decomposed remains of a person, probably belong to a high-ranking chief or his spouse.

Thames Beater: Was this Neolithic tool mankind's first weapon?

A Neolithic weapon, found buried at the River Thames, could be one of the earliest weapons that was fashioned to kill.

Hubble captures 'snow globe' of distant stars in this stunning new photo

The stars are residents of globular star cluster Messier 79, which is located as far away as 41,000 light-years from the Earth.

National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year

Stunning wildlife, aerial, landscape and underwater images: Nature Photographer of the Year winners

Stunning wildlife, aerial, landscape and underwater photos in National Geographic's Nature Photographer of the Year contest.

Wind farms were part of the fight against climate change, but here's the nasty surprise

Warming is causing wind farms to get less efficient in the amount of power they can generate and it is bound to get worse.

Check out the 'monster' python that stopped Australian police in their tracks

After the Queensland police shared the photo on their social media, the post went viral with over two million views and 10,000 comments.

European cities under 'growing threat' from climate risks

Wildfires, rising sea levels and droughts creating new challenges for city governments, report says.

Blue Origin aces sixth flight test with updated New Shepard rocket

Move aside SpaceX! Blue Origin returns to flight with its updated New Shepard tourist spaceship

The company launched and landed its suborbital rocket, inching a step closer to first passenger flights.

Apollo 17 astronauts took the most epic road trip ever … on the Moon

The Moon Buggy helped the astronauts to bring back over 200 pounds of rocks from the Moon.

Growing food using mattresses: Ingenious solutions to everyday hardships in a Syrian refugee camp

Anthony Ryan took a group of scientists and engineers to Jordan's Za'atari Camp where they worked with Syrian refugees to help build novel solutions to the challenges on site.

Bacteria have diverse personalities and are even prone to 'mood swings'

Individual microorganisms were found to react differently to stimuli in their environment, according to researchers.

New constellations named after Harry Potter and Usain Bolt to appeal more to children

The University of Birmingham and the Big Bang Fair have teamed up to create 8 new constellations inspired by modern personalities, including Olympic champion Usain Bolt.