SCIENCE

Bees adapting to abundance of plastic in environment but it's unlikely to lead to successful nests.

A team of scientists has stumbled upon the stunning creature while exploring the Utu Seamount.

The polar region is seen as a 'canary in the coal mine' for global climate change.

The new plastic will be made from waste such as sawdust, farm crop residues or old cardboard instead of petroleum.

Zoo authorities said the reptile died from internal haemorrhaging after being pummelled with large rocks.

Pyrethroids are used in many household bug sprays, lice treatments and agricultural insecticides.

Predatory fish are now largely absent from coral reefs but they could be successfully reintroduced at 'super-sites'.

Humans have inadvertently created hundreds of new minerals. As we aren't anywhere else in the universe, they probably aren't either.

Water pumping is not immediately threatening the monument, but decades of accumulated impact is.

In some of the oldest sedimentary rocks in the world, scientists have found remains of microfossils.

Researchers say the US should reduce its own NOx emissions further to reduce smog in the west.

The set of five figures will be available in stores towards the end on 2017 or early 2018.

The data to picture the basic structure of future societies is already available.

The species, Anchiornis, already had drumstick-shaped legs and bird-like footpads.

Bacteria are making a methane pool stretching from Panama to Mexico to the Hawaiian Islands.

Max Planck scientist charts how fusion energy technology has changed since the 1980s.

Wildlife tagging helps research and conservation but could have unintended negative effects.

The pendant, discovered in a remote area of southern Belize, was worn during religious rituals by Maya rulers.

The US space agency teased names for the astronomical bodies using the hashtag 7NamesFor7NewPlanets.

An unusual surge in earthquakes in near future would make California an 'interesting laboratory' for seismological research.

"These individuals will travel into space carrying the hopes and dreams of all humankind," SpaceX said.

Several famous swimming pigs from Exumas, Bermuda have been found dead in the last week.

Extinct species being brought to life may not be such a good idea, some scientists have argued.

People can predict the name of a stranger based on his/her face, significantly above chance level.

What are the conditions needed in order for complex life to emerge and evolve on other planets?

A large earthquake that struck New Zealand's South Island has destroyed a unique ecosystem.

The Prince of Wales gave his approval to plans designed to save the indigenous red squirrel.

The document is a census of the land that conquistador Hernando Cortés was awarded by the Spanish king.

Torrential rain and mudslides have killed at least four people and left thousands marooned.