UK government's surprise decision to ban the sale and export of almost all ivory followed high-profile campaigning from Prince William, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Hawking.
The video shows Russian cosmonauts performing maintenance tasks as well as launching nanosatellites.
Neonicotinoids contaminate the majority of honey in the world. Almost half of all honey samples contained more than one neonicotinoid.
Despite living in small groups, humans were likely connected to a wider network from which mates were chosen.
British wildlife photographer Chris Brunskill captured the predators' violent struggle while travelling in Mato Grosso, Brazil.
New research suggests Neanderthal genes influence skin tone, hair colour and sleep patterns, among other characteristics.
Researchers think each of the new species are confined to the individual limestone blocks where they were found.
As the giant iceberg keeps moving away from Antarctica, it is estimated to reveal 2,240sq miles (5,800sq km) of seafloor with a hidden ecosystem.
Academics suspect that other scholars may be behind the fakes, as they are extremely convincing. Washington DC's Museum of the Bible spent millions on fake fragments before it even opened.
A new study indicates that an "uneven dust cloud" moving around the star may be causing the strange dimming, likely ruling out the alien megastructure theory.
The antler could have been a gift from Stone Age Laplanders, or could have been part of a 'rite of passage' by the people of central Europe.
The technique could bring an economy based on hydrogen fuels - which only emit water - a step closer to reality.
The salamander has an incredible level of detail preserved, including its spinal cord, gut, muscle and glands. Its last meal of a frog is also still visible in its stomach.
The winners of the 2017 Nikon Small World Competition have been revealed.Combining art and science, the contest recognises the best photos taken under a microscope.
Archaeologists believe the Lötschberg pass has been used as a passageway since at least 2,000 years BC.
Russian space corporation Energiya is set to make a decision about a super-heavy carrier rocket that can boost the country's moon station ambitions.
The modern-day Santa Claus is based on St Nicholas of Myra, a 4th century Christian saint, loved for his generosity towards children. His grave has been found in Demre, Turkey
Volcanoes on Mars are the largest in the Solar System.
In recent decades there has been less and less rain in central India – but the rain that does fall is coming down in increasingly extreme storms.
Gravitational waves were detected for the first time in 2015, proving Albert Einstein correct 100 years after he predicted their existence.
Giant solar storm could wipe out satellites and electricals but scientists propose giant magnetic shield to protect Earth
A fossil belonging to the 'Melksham Monster' had been sitting in the archives of the Natural History Museum for nearly 150 years before being identified as a new species.
It was previously thought that ice and water could not exist around Mars' equatorial region.
More than 140,000 people have fled the region in recent weeks.
The meal could have been the ichthyosaur's first and last. Let's hope it was good.
Apparently, it's more like sex.
Since the break happened in July, Nasa had to rely solely on thermal images and radar-based data to observe the break and watch the motion of ice.
Researchers have created two devices which harness the power generated by the body.
Beaches are leaching highly radioactive caesium.
Darwin believed that life started forming on Earth after meteorites crashed into 'warm little ponds'.
