SCIENCE

Scientists studying Cassini's data have found that Titan's atmosphere has several toxic cloud formations containing hydrogen cyanide and benzene over its South Pole.

The existence of a giant open lava tube in the Marius Hills region of the moon has been confirmed, which could be used as a potential moon base.

Sloths urinate and defecate around once a week because their bodies take that long to digest the food they eat.

Experts reportedly believe the Russian sensor, which was delivered to the space station last week, could be linked to a controversial military endeavour.

Bees, butterflies, moths and beetles are on the decline in Europe. Flying insects are essential pollinators for food security and agriculture.

Around 12,000 years ago the first farming communities emerged, fundamentally altering the history of our species.

At present, archaeologists are unclear on the purpose and exact age of these formations - which resemble gates when looked at from above.

In 2006, large quantities of boiling mud began pouring out of vents in the ground at various sites across the Indonesian island of Java, causing thousands to flee.

Photojournalist Brent Stirton has been named Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017 for his shocking image of a black rhino killed by poachers for its horns.

Over millions of years, large herbivores such as certain dinosaurs may have played a crucial role in dispersing vital nutrients across continents.

Over 110 generations, males who had to compete with other males for female attention were able to produce more seductive melodies.

'Aquamation' is an eco-friendly method of corpse disposal that dissolves the whole body, resulting in a relatively harmless water solution which can be returned to the Earth.

The stunning helicopter footage shows two of the huge marsupials punching and kicking at each other as another watches nearby.

The unusual behaviour is the first documented evidence of widespread interaction between the freshwater and saltwater animals.

The Cassini mission's data has provided scientists with several new insights, and Nasa says that it will continue to use and apply the information collected.

Over 4,000 seed samples came from gene banks in Columbia and Peru and include varieties of wheat, beans, potato and more.

Ferocious wildfires have killed at least 36 people in Portugal, including a one-month-old baby, and at least three in Spain.

Tiangong-1, China's nearly nine-tonne space station, is currently out of control and has been gradually falling towards the Earth since last year, when engineers lost contact with it.

Analysis of the data collected by Cassini space probe during the Grand Finale revealed the phenomena.

In 1859 a powerful solar flare caused telephone wires to burst into flames. But in today's technology-reliant society, a comparable event would be far more damaging.

This year's most powerful Atlantic hurricanes – Harvey, Irma and Maria – caused so much damage that 2017 will almost certainly prove to be the costliest hurricane season on record.

Dolphin and whale societies are about as sophisticated as our own. They talk, have names, form allegiances, hunt together and work with other species. All they lack is thumbs.

Archaeologists found skeletons from the 13th to 6th centuries BC that bear the marks of severe trauma - but it appears these injuries weren't intended to kill.

For the first time ever, scientists have detected both gravitational waves and light from the same astronomical event, dubbed GW170817.

Nasa found that heat and droughts in the tropical regions of Africa, Indonesia and South America are responsible for the surge in the release of atmospheric CO2.

Hurricane Ophelia's winds fanned more than 140 wildfires across northern Spain and Portugal, killing three in Galicia and six in Portugal.

Storm Ophelia is set to hit Ireland and parts of the UK with gusts of up to 80mph from the Atlantic, causing schools and airports to close.

This was the second classified satellite launched via United Launch Alliance's Atlas V within three weeks.

Nasa's sounding rocket instrument detects signs of nanoflares.