Former colliery sites have become increasingly important places for wildlife.
The palace is the oldest ever excavated in Mexico's Valley of Oaxaca.
Animals like bison, ox – and even mammoths – can stabilise permafrost temperature and prevent it from thawing.
Scientists have seen evidence of stars forming in extreme environments.
Feeding habits are more closely linked to brain size than social behaviours.
Scientists plan to do research in the Cape York Peninsula after 'sightings' of the extinct carnivore were reported.
The images to be searched are of the southern sky which is less explored.
The tracks had been known for decades but no one had ever investigated them in depth.
Eurasia and North America are likely to be among the land areas most affected.
The storm is expected to turn into a category 4 cyclone as it hits Queensland towns on 28 March.
About 60 high schools students were on a mountaineering trip when the avalanche struck in Tochigi prefecture.
Hawking appeared as a hologram at a conference in Hong Kong to talk about Brexit, Trump and more.
Nasa's long-term project is aimed at boosting communications technology for future missions to the moon and Mars and beyond.
Commuters have a few options to limit exposure to dirty city air for themselves and their families.
The research is at an early stage with no application motives.
Astronomers believe cosmic collisions between galaxy clusters have created giant magnetic fields.
Drone mapping of dinosaurs' tracks is expected to revolutionise the way researchers investigate dinosaurs.
UN Food and Agriculture Organisation fears for food security as species moves across African countries.
At least 84 people have been killed been killed across Peru in floods and landslides caused by El Nino storms.
The Colossi of Memnon and Amenhotep III Temple Conservation Project had made yet another exciting discovery.
An amazing array of geckoes evolved in the deserts of Australia after the mass extinction.
Bean says that if an advanced alien civilisation had been to Earth they would have made contact.
A team of scientists say what seems like water is just an optical illusion.
The "Flight of the Lights" took off for the Antarctic Circle with 130 passengers on board.
Hotly debated and controversial move would prevent all use of neonicotinoids.
Lawyers believe Rex Tillerson used a different account to discuss potentially murky business.
IBTimes UK visits Tete province, where communities have been impacted by El Nino-linked drought.
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake saw 12 faults rupturing up to 15km apart.
Top environmental success stories from the past year to think about when the lights go out.
Whenever crocodiles and humans overlap, there will be a risk of attack – but culling is not the answer.