Mystery anthrax-like disease is killing elephants and gorillas across Africa
Scientists warn against consumption of dead wildlife in regions where the disease has been found.
'Fake' Maya codex is actually the most ancient manuscript from the Americas ever discovered
13th century document has been dubbed a forgery since it was first discovered in 1860s.
Great Plague bacteria discovered in the teeth of victims found in mass grave
DNA of bubonic plague bacteria discovered for the first time following massive excavation at Crossrail site.
Extinction tipping point reached for native forest birds on Hawaii's Kaua'i
Almost all native bird species have seen rapid collapse in populations in recent decades.
New boson that interacts with dark matter has been predicted by scientists
Madala boson predicted as a result of 'peculiarities' in data from experiments at the LHC.
Tears shed by Zika patients could cause transmission of virus
Scientist warn of a time when tears could be highly infectious and spread Zika further.
Gene editing used to make a tumour shrink itself
Signal that normally promotes tumour growth edited to trigger cell death in mice.
Global warming has tripled the number of super typhoons in East and Southeast Asia since 1978
Typhoons that make landfall have intensified as a result of warming ocean surface near coasts.
Early Australians lived in stone houses 9,000 years ago
One of Australia's most ancient settlements has been discovered on the Dampier Archipelago.
Alien megastructure mystery a step closer to being solved?
Young star EPIC 204278916 may help (in part) explain unusual behaviour of 'the most mysterious star in the galaxy'.
Massive ice volcano discovered on dwarf planet Ceres
The 4km high cryovolcano was identified using images from Dawn spacecraft.
Michelangelo secretly painted symbols of female anatomy on Sistine Chapel ceiling
Michelangelo may have hidden symbols as dissection of human body was banned by Catholic Church.
World's oldest fossils discovered in Greenland are 3.7 billion years old
Fossil stromatolites exposed by melting snow patch pre-date previous oldest by 220 million years.
Planet 9 could be harbinger of destruction for Solar System's gas giants when Sun dies
Astronomers hunting the hypothetical Planet Nine say they are 80% sure it exists.
Human intelligence evolved thanks to abnormally fast blood flow to the brain
Cerebral blood flow appears to have led to greater synaptic activity resulting in better cognitive ability.
How do you create energy from magnets and plasma hotter than the centre of the Sun?
Tokamak Energy says fusion energy could be powering UK homes in just 15 years.
Some Greenland sharks alive today were born before the English Civil War
Nuclear bomb data reveals they are world's longest-living vertebrates reaching an age of 400.
Mystery behind goblin sharks' weird protruding jaws solved after over a century
Being able to thrust jaw forward quickly gives feeding advantage to deep sea creature discovered in 1898.
WWII hidden treasure in Philippines echoes folk legends dating back over a century
Scientist says stories of masses of gold buried in the ground coincide with periods of social crisis.
Massive solar storm almost sparked World War III in 1967
US intelligence believed Soviet Union was jamming its surveillance radars in the Polar Regions.
400-year-old petroglyphs created by indigenous people discovered on Hawaii beach
At least 17 petroglyphs stretching along 60ft of coastline discovered by tourists from Texas.
Perseid meteor shower set for surge in activity with over 100 shooting stars per hour
Royal Astronomical Society says Jupiter's gravitational field will produce one of best shows.
No sign of sterile neutrino 'ghost particle' that could shed light on dark matter
Scientists almost certain fourth neutrino does not exist following extensive search in South Pole.
Early humans were butchering rhinos and horses with stone tools 250,000 years ago
Stone tools reveal oldest evidence of protein residue, shedding light on sophistication of hominins.
Wormholes at centre of black holes could offer passage to other parts of universe
Wormholes in electrically-charged black holes solve the problem of singularity say physicists.
Alien megastructure star KIC 8462852 just got even more bizarre
Astronomers Ben Montet and Joshua Simon say no known stellar phenomenon can explain dimming pattern.
What makes ocean health important? Everything is about water. Water is life.
Exhibition to mark 25th anniversary of aquarium aims to highlight the relationship between land and sea.
Head transplant surgeon Sergio Canavero set to reveal plans for operation
Valery Spiridonov will be first person to have full body transplant if operation goes ahead.
Melting Arctic ice set to expose hazardous waste from Cold War-era top-secret experiments
Camp Century infrastructure and waste was abandoned in 1967, believed to have been buried forever.
Legendary Great Flood of China was largest on Earth in last 10,000 years
Great Flood took place in 1920 BC and saw up to 500,000 cubic metres of water per second.
