SCIENCE

Relic believed to have come from Saint Nicholas confirmed as dating back to around time of his death in 343AD.

A Brazilian physicist believes that the singularity did not exist and that the Big Bang was not an event that kicked off the expansion of the universe.

Palaeontologists say that the new discovery provides more information about the evolution of ancient underwater creature.

Scientists believe that an ancient skeleton discovered in Michigan was kept in a pond to preserve the meat and hide it from predators.

Firefighters are battling to contain at least four wildfires marching across southern California, whipped up by fierce Santa Ana winds.

Preliminary investigations into the crash point out to guidance computer errors that caused the spacecraft to make a 360 degree turn in the wrong direction.

The beating and abuse known as "ketti azhikkal" is regularly inflicted on the animals after they come out of the mating season.

Despite having no sound or music accompanying the GIF, many who watched it claim they can hear a thudding sound every time the skipping pylon lands on the ground.

The exoplanet sits in a potentially habitable zone around its parent star and also has a neighbouring super-Earth, K2-18c.

Bacteria seem to thrive in the Space Station and researchers find that most of them are harmless.

As the UN oceans chief warns we are facing a 'planetary crisis', researchers are trying to replace synthetics with biodegradable fungi.

Two studies have looked at repercussions of childhood traumas into adulthood. Aggressive kids or kids who bully other children are more likely to be unemployed.

Thousands of people have been evacuated as the Thomas Fire threatens Santa Paula and Ventura, destroying homes and vehicles in its path.

Beach-goers on the Fylde coast are warned not to let their dogs eat a bright-yellow substance that has contaminated the land.

Being given fewer toys at once meant toddlers played with higher quality and for longer with each toy, research from the University of Toledo has found.

A 250-metre cave network dating back to the Ice Age has been discovered underneath a residential area of Montreal by two amateur explorers.

The first cub to be born in France startled the first lady by growling at her during the panda's naming ceremony.

The tech, dubbed "take me home", would essentially add self-return capabilities to the spacesuit, bringing the astronaut back to a safe point.

27 statues of varying sizes have been unearthed and are being restored by the King Amenhotep III Temple Conservation Project.

Meteorites allowed Bronze Age metal workers to create iron tools before humans were able to smelt iron and create tools.

Carbon-dioxide can be trapped away by these new plants that Breakthrough Prize winning biologist Joanne Chory has created in her lab.

Winners of the third Royal Society Publishing photography competition, which celebrates the power of images to communicate science.

The video, dubbed "Transient", was recorded with the help of a Phantom Flex 4K camera.

Massive gas clouds made of hydrogen and other materials from within and outside the Milky Way have been mapped in detail.

Using ground penetrating radar, an archaeologist believes the area which is also near Fort Negley will contain a "high likelihood of human remains".

Producing and transporting food to households affects environment with 20-30% global greenhouse gas emissions.

WWF has tagged Amazon river dolphins in order to understand how they live, move, and how human-made threats like gold mining affect their health.

The human brain is able to 'predict' what your eyes will see before you look, and for the first time a team of scientists from the University of Glasgow have shown how it works.

A wall dating back to the Middle Ages including 7 well-preserved turrets have been found in a small town in Spain, 50km from Madrid.