SCIENCE

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

Aristos Georgiou Dec 13, 2017

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

Kashmira Gander Dec 13, 2017

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.

Ruchira Sharma Dec 13, 2017

Ticks that lived alongside dinosaurs feasted on their blood.

Immanuel Jotham Dec 13, 2017

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

Shubham Sharma Dec 13, 2017

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

Immanuel Jotham Dec 13, 2017

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

Claire Toureille Dec 13, 2017

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

Lara Rebello Dec 13, 2017

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

Immanuel Jotham Dec 13, 2017

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

Shubham Sharma Dec 13, 2017

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

David Sim Dec 13, 2017

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

Immanuel Jotham Dec 13, 2017

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

Lara Rebello Dec 13, 2017

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

Gaurav Sharma Dec 13, 2017

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

Shubham Sharma Dec 13, 2017

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

Immanuel Jotham Dec 13, 2017

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.

Anthony J. Ryan Dec 12, 2017

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

Dec 12, 2017

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.

Claire Toureille Dec 12, 2017

Thousands of rabbits on an almost deserted Japanese island are struggling because of an influx in tourism.

James Hetherington Dec 12, 2017

Kumimanu biceae, which lived around 60 million years ago, is one of the largest and oldest penguin species ever discovered.

Aristos Georgiou Dec 12, 2017

A new study lends credibility to the hypothesis that the building blocks for life originated in outer space.

Aristos Georgiou Dec 12, 2017

The numerous other artefacts found in the area include an ancient rabbit jaw, the teeth of a mastodon and a mammoth tusk.

Lara Rebello Dec 12, 2017

The island formed after an undersea volcano rising a mile above seafloor erupted ferociously amid the islands of Tonga in the South Pacific.

Shubham Sharma Dec 12, 2017

American astronauts will be returning to the Moon for the first time since 1972 after trump directed Nasa to start planning.

James Hetherington Dec 12, 2017

Dark matter, which scientists are yet to detect, is considered to be the "glue" that binds the galaxies of the universe together.

India Ashok Dec 12, 2017

Even three months after its death, Cassini continues to provide us with new insights into the massive gas giant and its icy rings.

Shubham Sharma Dec 12, 2017

Astronomers want to check whether the asteroid is emitting any artificial radio signals which could indicate that it may be more than just a space rock.

India Ashok Dec 12, 2017

The North Atlantic right whale could go extinct in about 20 years if no action is taken to save them.

Immanuel Jotham Dec 12, 2017