Science pictures

The powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck the Greek island of Lesbos killed one person and injured at least 10.

David Sim Jun 13, 2017

In many parts of Africa, albinos are attacked for their body parts, which are highly prized in witchcraft and can fetch a high price.

David Sim Jun 12, 2017

In some areas of Colombia, water levels were waist deep and some residents had to resort to travelling along streets on their canoes.

David Sim May 17, 2017

Hospital corridors are lined with sick children and elderly patients, as there aren't enough beds to accommodate them

David Sim May 15, 2017

Environmentalists believe the reef, more 1,000 kilometres long and dotted with brightly coloured coral, may be home to new marine species.

David Sim May 12, 2017

As the end of the orbiter's mission approaches, IBTimes shows some of its best photographs.

David Sim Apr 05, 2017

An avalanche of mud, water and debris smashed into Mocoa, engulfing homes and killing at least 273 people, many of them children.

David Sim Apr 04, 2017

Parents search the ruins of their homes after a torrent of mud swept through Mocoa in southern Colombia – killing at least 254 people, many of them children.

David Sim Apr 03, 2017

Landscape and animal photos by award winners and finalists in the world's biggest photography competition.

David Sim Mar 30, 2017

At least 84 people have been killed been killed across Peru in floods and landslides caused by El Nino storms.

David Sim Mar 24, 2017

There are just over two weeks left to enter the world's biggest space photography contest.

David Sim Mar 23, 2017

World Water Day raises awareness of what society can do to make clean water more accessible.

Alex Wheeler Mar 20, 2017

More than 650 million people, or 10% of the world's population, do not have access to safe water, putting them at risk of infectious diseases and premature death.

David Sim Mar 20, 2017

The world's largest artificial cave was designed to withstand thousands of tons of explosives and 8-magnitude earthquakes, as well as atomic and hydrogen bombs.

David Sim Mar 17, 2017

The sixth anniversary of the massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated swathes of Japan on 11 March 2011.

David Sim Mar 10, 2017

The animals descended from the mountains and invaded residential areas after people were forced to flee after the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear catastrophe.

David Sim Mar 09, 2017

This year's 22 award-winning images include a 3D model of a pig's eyeball, a parrot's intricate system of blood vessels and a visualisation of tweets about breast cancer.

David Sim Mar 06, 2017

Highlights include an articulated iron manikin from the 1500s, an animatronic baby from Japan and one of the first walking bipedal robots.

Alex Wheeler Feb 07, 2017

Two billion pixel image shows cosmic clouds of gas and dust in constellation of Scorpius.

Hannah Osborne Feb 01, 2017

Tongue as soft as brains and special saliva help them catch prey.

Hannah Osborne Feb 01, 2017

In pictures: Three people who claim to have mysterious energy radiating from their bodies, allowing them to stick metal objects to their torsos.

David Sim Jan 24, 2017

For centuries, merchants have travelled across the vast, cracked desert basin with caravans of camels to collect blocks of salt.

Alex Wheeler Jan 24, 2017

A strong undersea earthquake rocked Indonesia's Aceh province, killing at least 97 people and sparking a frantic search for survivors.

David Sim Dec 07, 2016

Protesters have spent months rallying against the pipeline project, saying it poses a threat to water resources and sacred Native American sites.

David Sim Dec 01, 2016

The rate of deforestation in the Amazon is on the rise again. Over the past four years it has risen 35%.

David Sim Nov 29, 2016

Authorities are pushing to shut down privately owned steel factories in an effort to meet China's carbon dioxide emissions targets.

David Sim Nov 25, 2016

Much of La Paz receives water just three days a week, from 6am to 9am, because reservoirs serving the city are nearly dry.

David Sim Nov 23, 2016

Plastination is when all the body's liquids are removed and then replaced with plastic polymers.

Alex Wheeler Nov 18, 2016

Tim Peake's new photo book takes readers on a mesmerising tour of the Earth as seen from on high.

Alex Wheeler Nov 14, 2016

The 7.8 magnitude quake on South Island has killed at least two people and sparked landslides.

David Sim Nov 14, 2016