Stephen Hawking's soft hair theory means information could be retrieved from black holes
Hawking and colleagues publish updated theory on how soft hair can solve information paradox.
CO2 turned into rocks paving way for long-term storage of manmade carbon dioxide
CO2 converted into carbonate minerals by injecting it into volcanic rock.
Submerged section of Great Wall of China surfaces after 40 years underwater
Increasing water usage drained reservoir, revealing 500-year-old section of Great Wall of China.
Black holes not the end: Physical object could cross a wormhole into another part of the universe
Objects may be able to pass through a wormhole at the centre of a black hole despite extreme forces.
Supermassive black hole in cold gas feeding frenzy observed one billion light years away
Black hole chaotically feasting on clumpy cold gas discovered in Abell 2597 Brightest Cluster Galaxy.
Spider plague: Thousands of tiny spiders blanket trees in webs after Tasmania floods
Spiders escape floods in Tasmanian town of Westbury in mass ballooning event.
Rise of the mammals began 20 million years before dinosaurs became extinct
Mammals began diversifying long before dinosaurs were wiped off the face of the planet.
World Oceans Day 2016: Five studies showing effect of plastic pollution on world's seas
Healthy Oceans, Healthy Planet theme focuses on prevention of pollution from plastics.
Archerfish trained to learn, recognise and distinguish between human faces for the first time
Fish show able to distinguish between human faces for the first time.
Arctic Tern flies 96,000km: Tiny seabird sets record for longest ever migration flight
One of the world's smallest seabirds travels 96,000 km in migratory round trip.
Bizarre pictures show fish trapped inside a jellyfish
Australian photographer Tim Samuel photographs fish stuck inside a jellyfish.
Electric eels vs horses: Humboldt's 200-year-old account of 'shocking' battle was no exaggeration
Watch eels leap from water to deliver strong electric shocks to potential predators.
New Zealand: New magma chamber forming in one of world's most volcanically active regions
Magma is accumulating beneath New Zealand's Bay of Plenty, scientists have warned.
It's a boy! Giant panda gives birth to 'miracle' cub at Belgium zoo
Giant panda Hao Hao gave birth to the 'pink sausage' cub at the Pairi Daiza wildlife park.
Ancient long lost Greek sunken city was actually built by microbes five million years ago
Structures found off coast of Zakynthos were thought to be the remains of an ancient submerged city.
Universe is expanding 9% faster than we thought offering clues to dark matter mysteries
Nasa's Hubble shows universe is expanding between 5 and 9% faster than expected.
Juno mission: How Nasa will manoeuvre 250,000 km/h spacecraft into Jupiter's orbit
Nasa's Scott Bolton tells IBTimes UK how Juno will slow down after travelling 2.8bn kilometres from Earth.
Fish larvae reared in microplastics prefer eating plastic to natural food zooplankton
Microplastic-reared European perch have stunted growth and behavioural abnormalities.
320 million-year-old plant stem cells discovered in long-lost species frozen in time
First actively growing ancient fossilised root discovered by Oxford University scientists.
Oldest handwritten documents in Britain shed light on London life under Roman rule
Largest and earliest collection of Roman waxed writing tablets unearthed in Bloomberg excavations.
Sun 'stole' Planet 9 from another solar system billions of years ago
Astronomers say Planet 9 is an exoplanet torn from its own solar system 4.5 billion years ago.
Mystery of Antarctica's cold seawater explained by ocean currents
Water around Antarctica has retained same temperature while rest of world has warmed up.
Mexico: Ancient Zapotec elites wore human jawbones as ritual adornments in sacred ceremonies
Archaeologists discover human remains relating to Aztec god Xipe Totec in Zapotec civilisation.
Biggest sponge in the world: Specimen the size of a minivan discovered in Hawaiian deep sea
Sponge the size of a minivan discovered during NOAA expedition is biggest ever recorded in science.
Macaques and warty pigs: WCS camera traps reveal wildlife in Sulawesi's unexplored rainforests
Footage captured in Indonesia's Sulawesi island shed light on life in Bogani Nani rainforest.
Nasa's inflatable habitat failed to inflate on first test on the International Space Station
Nasa and Bigelow Aerospace working to understand failure of Bigelow Expandable Activity Module.
Red geysers: How supermassive black holes turn galaxies into featureless wastelands
Scientist explain why so many galaxies turn into 'cosmic graveyards' void of stars.
Cannavaping: Cannabis e-cigarettes recommended for administering medical marijuana
Cannavaping is a "gentle, efficient, user-friendly and safe alternative" to smoking marijuana for medical purposes.
Mongolian army's mystery withdrawal from Hungary in 1242 'due to bad weather'
The Mongol army for unknown reasons suddenly stopped invasion of Hungary in 1242.
Dinosaur-killing mass extinction event just as deadly to life in Antarctic
Marine fossil analysis shows 70% of species wiped out after K-T mass extinction event.
