Juno arrival: How and when to watch Nasa spacecraft enter Jupiter's orbit live online
Nasa's Juno spacecraft will arrive at Jupiter on 4 July after a five-year journey from Earth.
Mount St Helens 1980 eruption: Crystals in magma could have signalled volcano was set to blow
Tracking the crystal movement in a volcano's magma could help scientists predict future eruptions.
Oxygen on Mars: Martian rocks suggest Red Planet was once more Earth-like than thought
Manganese oxides discovered in Martian rocks by zapping them with lasers.
Lionfish Mediterranean invasion: Rising sea temperatures helped Devil firefish colonise Cyprus
Lionfish posing serious risk to ecology of Mediterranean, with widening of Suez Canal exacerbating problem.
California's water windfall: 3 times more groundwater sitting under Central Valley than thought
Scientists discover 2,700 cubic km usable groundwater beneath drought-stricken California
Nasa's Juno mission: Spacecraft nears Jupiter as spectacular images of planet released
Infrared shots taken with Very Large Telescope will help create a high-resolution map of gas giant.
Korea: Skeleton with unusually long, narrow skull from ancient Silla Kingdom discovered
Skeleton of female was discovered in a traditional wooden coffin in Gyeongju.
Hubble spots huge dark vortex on Neptune for the first time in 21st century
Dark vortex in Neptune's atmosphere caused by high-pressure systems.
'A devastating legacy': Reactions to Brexit from the UK science community
How scientists and institutions have responded to the result of the EU Referendum.
PMS: Period pains, mood changes and bloating linked to chronic inflammation
Levels of the inflammation-related protein CRP found to be positively associated with PMS symptoms.
Liquid ocean could be lurking beneath Pluto's icy surface
New Horizons data suggests Pluto's ocean may not have frozen yet.
Tim Peake: UK must get involved in human spaceflight now or risk falling too far behind
British ESA astronaut holds first press conference on Earth after spending six months on the ISS.
Tim Peake: Watch ESA astronaut's first press conference after return from space live online
Peake will give his first-hand report about his time on board the International Space Station.
San Andreas Fault: GPS reveals constant, large-scale motion around California system
Large-scale motion at fault system predicted by models confirmed through analysis of GPS records.
K2-33b: Newborn Neptune-like world is youngest fully-formed exoplanet ever discovered
Newly discovered exoplanet 500 light years away is just five to ten million years old.
Ice Age giants: Climate change and human hunting created perfect storm for megafauna extinction
'Megafauna' species in Patagonia such as the giant jaguar became extinct in just a few hundred years.
Tim Peake: How and when to watch ESA astronaut's return from space live online
Peake will arrive back on Earth on 18 June after spending 186 days in space.
Oxygen detected in galaxy 13.1bn light years away
Scientists announce most distant oxygen ever detected from Earth, giving an insight into how universe began.
Saffire I: Watch Nasa successfully light a fire in space
Nasa carried out 'Spacecraft Fire Experiment' on board the Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo vehicle.
From spacewalks to marathons: Tim Peake's best moments from his time in space
British astronaut Tim Peake will return from the International Space Station on 18 June.
Alien contact unlikely to happen for another 1,500 years
Astronomer combines Fermi Paradox with Mediocrity Principle to work out how long until we hear from ETs.
Texas: Giant unstable sinkholes are growing, could be on verge of catastrophic collapse
Satellite data shows large areas of subsidence around two massive sinkholes in Texas.
Planet Nine is not alone: More planets predicted to be hiding at edge of Solar System
Astronomers say there could be several more planets found beyond Pluto.
Antikythera Mechanism: 2,000-year-old astronomical computer 'was used to predict the future'
Ancient Greek Antikythera Mechanism found to have colour codes possibly relating to omens.
Bramble Cay melomys: Great Barrier Reef rodent is first mammal to go extinct from climate change
Australian researchers confirm the Bramble Cay melomys become extinct from man-made climate change.
Froggy style: Bombay night frog's mating position is unlike anything seen before
Bombay night frog has mating style unlike any of the other 7,000 frog species.
Kepler-1647b: Massive 'Tatooine' planet in binary system could have moons suitable for alien life
Scientists discover exoplanet of a similar size to Jupiter within the habitable zone of its solar system.
Cambodia: Massive temple complexes and cities from Khmer Empire discovered
Archaeologists reveal major medieval cities beneath Cambodia's jungle with laser technology.
Africa's Atlantis: Lost Roman city of Rhapta discovered off Tanzania's Mafia Island, believes archaeologist
Sunken city off Mafia Island believed to be ancient Roman marketplace of Rhapta.
Juno: When it comes to learning about the Solar System size matters, and Jupiter is enormous
Nasa's Juno spacecraft will shed light on how all the planets in the Solar System formed.
