SCIENCE

Astronauts at the International Space Station capture lightning above an enormous thundercloud.

Almost 250 years after the concept was first proposed, black holes still remain a great mystery of the universe.

Natural weather and climate phenomena caused historic sudden sea level changes.

The storm came a day after temperatures soared to 17 Celsius (63F), giving millions of people a taste of spring.

Volunteers worked to try to rescue the pilot whales but most died quickly after being beached.

President Duterte and his cabinet revoke Regina Lopez's decision to close 23 mines.

A sticky gel and animal hairs attached to a miniature drone is a step towards artificial pollination.

Mass eruption at one of the world's biggest volcanic features contributed to extinction of the dinosaurs.

The clues the penguins use to find food are no longer fitting in warmer, over-fished seas.

A powerful storm is lashing the northeastern United States, with the potential for more than a foot of snow along the Philadelphia-to-Boston corridor.

Dancing is often found in courtship contexts, so scientists want to study what movements are more attractive.

Nasa trials computer chip that can survive for multiple days and weeks in Venus-like conditions.

Report sets out potential science value for sending a lander to Europa to look for past or present life.

Spaceflight from UK could begin in just a few years as MPs draw up legislation.

The stones were broken to destroy their symbolic power, but the fragments were treasured.

A total of six tornadoes hit the city and other parts of Louisiana, destroying homes and businesses.

It is impossible to map a round world on a flat surface without some serious distortions.

Archaeologists found a fragment of parchment tucked away in a corner of the cave.

People in most of the world will get good views of Penumbral lunar eclipse and comet 45P.

SpaceX said it plans to launch its Falcon 9 rockets every two to three weeks.

First domesticated 7,000 years ago, scientists have now sequenced the genome of quinoa.

A large genetic study of black rhinos has yielded new clues about how their populations could be better managed.

IBTimes UK interviews director of World Vision Somalia on extent of food scarcity in conflict-ridden country.

The minerals leesite, leószilárdite and redcanyonite are forms of 'uranium rust'.

Archaeologists also found monumental remains that could be associated with a palace and a temple.

Mineral has the potential to be turned into a multi-energy-harvesting device in the next few years.

Conservation team moved 16 bison from a protected herd in Alberta to Panther Valley, where they remain under observation until summer 2018.

2,500 animals of the critically endangered species have died in an outbreak that began in livestock.

300,000-year-old corals stretching for 20km tell the story of the historic event.