Hunt for Vulcan: The planet near Mercury that Einstein proved didn't exist
MIT scientist Thomas Levenson discusses new book about the planet Vulcan.
Turkey: Ancient lost island where city of Kane was located discovered in Aegean
Geoarchaeologists discover lost island mentioned in ancient texts.
Climate change study: Sharks to become smaller and inefficient hunters in warm acidic oceans
Adelaide researchers find climate change will destroy sharks' ability to hunt.
GJ 1132b: Burnt cookie Earth-like exoplanet with 'substantial atmosphere' just 39 light years from us
Earth-like exoplanet discovered with surface temperature of around 260C but with signs of atmosphere.
Mars: Phobos moon is falling apart and will gone in 30 million years says Nasa
Nasa study suggests Phobos is showing early signs of structural failure and will eventually be pulled apart.
Rare and elusive adult speartooth sharks caught for first time in Australia
Critically endangered species has been satellite-tagged by scientists for the first time.
Crabs do feel pain: Electric shock study revises thinking about invertebrate protection status
Crabs display pain and stress response in study despite being considered not to have the brain areas required.
Genetically engineered algae kills 90% of cancer cells without harming healthy ones
Tiny diatom algae turned into cancer destroying nanoparticles by Australian scientists.
Secrets hidden in undelivered 17th-century letters to be revealed with X-ray tomography
Thousands of undelivered letters to reveal what life was like in 17th-century France.
Hydrogel superglue tougher than barnacle adhesive created by MIT scientists
Scientists create synthetic sticky hydrogel superglue that is over 90% water.
Indian star tortoise: Report reveals 'worst nightmare' of illegal poaching and trade of species
Report finds 55,000 Indian star tortoises poached from single location every year.
Alien megastructures: Seti finds no radio signals from KIC 8462852 but won't rule out civilisation
Seti astronomers do not find radio signals coming from 'alien megastructure' system KIC 8462852.
Ancient giant rats 'the size of dogs' discovered in East Timor
Seven giant rat species discovered lived 46,000 years ago and were eaten by humans.
Fogbow, dust devil and a fallstreak hole: Breathtaking images of Australia's ever-shifting weather
Incredible photos show Australia's landscape changing over the year.
Yellowstone supervolcano eruption may be triggered by collapsing rock above magma chamber
Supereruptions at supervolcanoes appear to occur when roof above magma chambers crack or collapse.
Nasa mystery Mars announcement: Watch scientists set out key findings on fate of planet's atmosphere
Nasa to make second major announcement about Mars following liquid water 'discovery'.
Alien megastructure: Brian Cox says Dyson Sphere around distant star 'wouldn't be horrendously surprising'
Professor Brian Cox discusses possibility of advanced alien civilisation harnessing energy from KIC 8462852.
Speaking giant panda: Secret language decoded as scientists set sights on hi-tech translator
Scientists in China find how pandas say 'I love you', 'I'm hungry' and 'go away'.
Aliens, the Bible and pyramid grain stores: Republican Ben Carson makes some strange claims
Ben Carson says the pyramids of Egypt were made to store grain, not as tombs for pharaohs.
Where did the antimatter go? Force between antiprotons discovered in step towards solving mystery
Scientists measure force of interaction between antiprotons for the first time.
Strange and eerie shining clouds appear above village in China's Xinjiang region
Social media users in north-western China share images of mystery clouds.
Saiga antelope mass death mystery: Why did half the population die in two weeks?
Scientists still unable to explain why half of endangered species died in two weeks and risk of extinction.
Wyoming crack mystery: Giant crevasse on Bighorn Mountains caused by landslide
Experts weigh in on canyon measuring 700m by 40m that opened up in Wyoming.
Why are anti-vaxxers so persuasive? Pseudoscience, misinformation and healthy behaviour
Anti-vaccination campaigners falsely claim jabs are linked with autism, brain injury and other dangers.
Nasa releases images of Kazakhstan geoglyphs as experts mount expedition to mystery site
Nasa releases images of 8,000-year-old Kazakhstan geoglyphs from space.
Sleepwalkers don't feel pain when injured in their slumber
Study finds paradox of pain in sleepwalkers in "clinical enigma".
Ice Age 'magic' stone engravings discovered in Jersey could be Britain's oldest art
Archaeologists at Les Varines ancient hunter gatherer site in Jersey discover fragments of engraved stone.
Chinese authorities seize 2,674 pangolin carcasses in biggest trafficking case in 5 years
Customs officials in China's Guangdong find huge pangolin haul on fishing boat.
West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapse will result in 3m sea level rise and is 'likely starting right now'
Model suggests West Antarctic Ice Sheet might have started an irreversible period of collapse.
Acmella nana: World's tiniest land snails discovered in Borneo measuring just 0.7mm in diameter
Acmella nana breaks record for smallest land snail as 48 new species discovered by researchers.
