SCIENCE

This was the 13th expedition launched to search the sub, which disappeared without sending out any signal or distress call during World War I.

Standing 230ft tall after assembly, the Falcon Heavy rocket will take to the skies in a historic launch next month.

The head of Habelia optata contained five strange appendages which would have made it especially effective at tearing apart its prey.

The US Coast Guard said it freed a sea turtle after a patrol found it entangled in amongst packages of cocaine later found to have a street vaue of over $53m.

A new study shows that more dogs are poisoned by chocolate during the festive period than any other time of the year

People living in the altiplano region of southern Bolivia between the 13th and 15th centuries developed a unique agricultural system.

Urkudelphis chawpipacha may be the ancestor of modern river dolphins, say scientists after exciting find in Ecuador.

Water-absorbing rocks may be reason Martian surface is so dry, according to radical research by scientists.

The highly detailed image of the red star's surface was captured for the first time ever by the ESO's Very Large Telescope.

Canadian TV present shoots mountain lion and mocks animal rights activists on social media before uploading images of lion's organs.

The writings include previously unknown Greek mythological and medical works, classical scientific documents, and the oldest surviving copy of the gospels in Arabic.

This similarity between chimps and humans could be seen as evidence of chimpanzees and humans having common ancestors.

The bodies belong to soldiers of the Crown who fought against the Maori tribes who were protesting British colonisation.

Researchers ran a series of simulations to get new insights into the Red Planet's formation and evolution.

Underwater ice looks blue because it absorbs longer wavelengths of light.

A cheeky monkey, a couple of bears getting frisky, a fox urinating into a golf hole – the year's silliest photography contest has a serious side.

These bears were early immigrants from the Asian continent that moved to the Americas several million years ago.

The active stratovolcano which lies in the eastern Andes most recently started erupting in 2008 and has continued to do so till December 2017.

Archaeologists found fossils, less than a millimetre long, of Cambrian animals that swam the Earth's seas over half a billion years ago.

Nasa has a plan, but the technology to get there does not even exist yet.

Researchers have confirmed that the pod is native to the area and does not migrate unlike other dolphins spotted along the southern shores.

Contrary to what some people assume, members of the working-class are wiser than their counterparts from wealthier backgrounds, and have less difficulty reaching compromise.

By the middle of this century, experts estimate that climate change is likely to displace between 150 and 300 million people.

Crocodile lizard, horseshoe mountain bat and snail-eating turtle among 150 new species discovered in Greater Mekong by WWF and under threat by poachers and illegal wildlife trade.

A leading expert in the field of artificial intelligence has predicted that robots and humans will be able to have children within the next century, creating a new hybrid species.

New findings show that a diverse a group of organisms evolved very early in Earth's history, making it more likely that life exists outside of our planet.

Jennifer Garrett shared a photo of anti-bird spikes in some Bristol trees, designed to stop pigeon poo damaging residents' cars.

The primitive species lacks certain features that are common in more complex animals, according to researchers.

Astronauts at the International Space Station have received barley seeds that they will attempt to cultivate and grow in space.