Ancient skeletons shed light on how early humans became farmers 10,000 years ago
Neolithic farming emerged in genetically distinct populations at different locations.
MDMA: Why demonised drug ecstasy is making waves as treatment for psychiatric conditions
Scientists call for less regulation and more research into how MDMA can be harnessed as a therapy.
'Extinct' volcano near Rome is waking up and entering a new eruptive cycle
Geologists say Colli Albani has potential to unleash an eruption as big as Mount Vesuvius.
Evil dinosaur with tiny 'T-Rex' arms discovered in Patagonia
Gualicho adds to the theory that T-Rex's small arms were not an ancestrally-inherited trait.
10 amazing and little-known facts on Shark Awareness Day
To mark Shark Awareness Day 2016, IBTimes UK looks at some lesser-known facts about the species.
Graveyard of ancient Greek shipwrecks discovered in Aegean Sea
Survey of Fournoi archipelago provides richest source of ancient shipwrecks in Greek Territory.
Big Bang from a Big Bounce: Our universe formed after another collapsed in on itself
Physicists show how Big Bounce theory of the universe could be possible - thanks to quantum mechanics.
Watch corals dancing in high resolution thanks to an extreme underwater microscope
Benthic Underwater Microscope (BUM) captures corals at near micrometre-scale resolution.
Ground around one of the world's most dangerous volcano systems is raising up
Gas pressure, rather than a surge in volcanic magma, appears to have caused uplift.
ESO's Very Large Telescope gives most detailed view of Orion Nebula ever seen
Spectacular view of Orion Nebula reveals 10 times more brown dwarfs and low-mass objects than were known.
Brazilian monkeys have been using stone tools to get at cashews for 700 years
Archaeologists say humans may have been introduced to cashews by watching capuchins.
Bangladesh: Giant megathrust earthquake ready to strike affecting 140 million people
Tectonic plates at subduction zone under Bangladesh have been building up strain for over 400 years.
Experimental cancer drug AR-12 effective at treating Ebola and drug-resistant HIV
Scientists call for further trials after animal studies show effectiveness in a host of viral infections.
Virginia: Weird northern stargazer fish from depths of Chesapeake Bay turns up on beach
Surfing company warns people to watch their step after "menacing" looking fish found in sand.
Injecting blood plasma into your clitoris will not provide better orgasms
O-shot creators claim injections are backed up by science – but they are not.
Italy: Palaeolithic child's brain reconstructed by scientists for first time
Scientists recreate 17,000-year-old brain with 3D-scanning and advanced computer technology.
Melioidosis: How a deadly bacteria can get into your brain in just 24 hours
Despite killing 89,000 per year, little is known about Burkholderia pseudomallei.
Climate change: Micro winery machine produces wine instantly to test fermentation
Device produces wine from grape juice at a rate of 1mm per hour and cuts out 21-day fermentation process.
Evolution: How tails drove the move from water to land 360 million years ago
Animal, robot and mathematical models show tails likely helped push early vertebrates up sloping terrains.
HD 131399Ab: Bizarre giant planet with three stars and an almost impossible orbit discovered
Exoplanet is four times as big as Jupiter and orbits in between the first star and its two other stars.
Vietnam jungle men: Incredible story of Ho Van Lang, the boy who lived in the wild for 41 years
Ho Van Lang knew nothing of the modern world but lived happily and healthily in the Vietnamese jungle for 41 years.
Mesolithic period: Climate change did not help drive technological innovation in Stone Age humans
Environmental record from Africa contradict popular theory about Stone Age innovation.
Two erupting Antarctic volcanoes threaten one of world's largest penguin colonies
Mount Curry has been erupting since March and has deposited ash across penguins on its slopes.
Harry Potter's invisibility cloak impossible
Physicists say invisibility cloaks on a human scale are not physically possible at the moment.
Goats gaze at humans lovingly just like dogs do pointing to complex communication
Goats found to communicate and interact with humans even though undomesticated.
Snow leopard numbers far higher than thought but threats to elusive big cats remain
New estimates show there are between 4,678 and 8,745 snow leopards across just half the species' range.
Massive volcanic eruptions, global warming and an asteroid: How dinosaurs became extinct
Antarctic fossils show Deccan Traps eruption and meteorite delivered 'one-two punch' to dinosaurs.
RemoveDebris: First mission to test space junk removal systems set for launch next year
Over 7,000 tons of space debris orbit Earth and at present there is no way to get rid of it.
Transylvanian duck-billed dinosaur with fossilised facial tumour discovered for first time
Telmatosaurus transsylvanicus was suffering from ameloblastoma and died before reaching adulthood.
Mars's potato-shaped moons Phobos and Deimos were formed by massive impact
Giant impact on Red Planet could have produced many moons, but only Phobos and Deimos survived.
