Dinosaur extinction: Asteroid impact triggered massive volcanic eruptions at Deccan Traps
Asteroid impact and volcanic activity at Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction was not 'unimaginable coincidence'.
Alzheimer's: Brain implant helps form new memories by bypassing damaged hippocampus
Brain prosthesis with electrodes allows short-term memories to be transferred to long-term memory.
Gut bacteria offers protection from asthma: 'We're making our environment too clean'
Four types of gut bacteria found to protect babies from getting asthma.
Nasa terminates partnership with asteroid-hunting Sentinel satellite mission
B612 Foundation was raising funds to build a spacecraft just for spotting asteroids.
Sharks protect world from climate change: Study calls for stricter hunting and cull regulations
Shark culls found to make climate change worse through release of blue carbon.
Antikythera shipwreck treasures reveals how the top 1% of Julius Caesar's time lived
Remains of a throne, luxury ceramics and fine glassware discovered at ancient Greek shipwreck.
Ridiculously cute red panda cubs Bert and Ernie seen for first time at Whipsnade Zoo [Photos]
Adorable red panda cub bothers seen for the first time after being born on 30 June.
Last Resort Rehab: Australians turn to Thailand's vomit temple to cure meth addiction
Documentary examines Thamkrabok Temple that claims to cure addiction with vomiting.
Weird blobfish-looking sofa shark discovered in Scottish waters for first time
False catfish shark Psuedotrakias microdon found by Marine Scotland deep sea survey.
20 million-year-old amber-encased flea holds oldest evidence of bubonic plague
Ancient strain of bubonic plague discovered attached to 20 million-year-old flea.
What colour were dinosaurs? Scientists discover how to work out pigments of animals going back 300 million years
Microscopic structures in fossils found to contain melanin, the pigment that gives hair, skin and feathers colour.
Thimerosal: MMR vaccine autism link debunked once again in rhesus macaques study
Anti-vaccination movement argument found to have no scientific basis in study on monkeys.
Nasa Mars announcement: Does running water on Red Planet mean we will find alien life?
Nasa scientists provide strongest evidence for liquid water flowing on Mars.
Tiny snail that fits into eye of needle 10 times is world's smallest land species [Photos]
Angustopila dominikae shell measures less than one millimetre in height.
FGM: Female genital mutilation is not a social norm but based on individual values
Study finds families do not practice FGM because of social coercion that can be broken.
Antidepressants and blood thinners cause brain cancer cells to eat themselves
Mouse study showed drug combination doubled lifespan for glioblastoma.
Nasa: Supermassive black hole at centre of Milky Way is behaving strangely and no one knows why
Scientists detect increased rate of X-ray flares from quiet black hole in Milky Way.
Blood supermoon: How to photograph rare event that won't return until 2033
Nasa photographer explains how to take perfect picture of forthcoming supermoon and lunar eclipse.
Watch man paralysed for five years walk again using his own brain power [Video]
Man suffering complete paralysis in both legs walked nearly 4m using EEG system.
Creepy robot toddler shows babies smile to make adults smile back [video]
Babies use sophisticated timing to make people smile while smiling is little as possible.
Giant killer lizards measuring 6m and weighing 500kg plagued first humans in Australia
First Australians had to live with giant killer lizards – possibly extinct species Megalania monitor lizard.
Westminster Abbey: Medieval burial ground with remains of at least 50 individuals discovered [Photos]
Workers find remains dating back to 1066 while demolishing lavatory block.
Testosterone in the womb determines how masculine your face is
Prenatal testosterone found to have 'powerful masculinising effect' of facial features.
How do deodorants and antiperspirants work and what is the difference between them?
Video explains how deodorants and antiperspirants stop you smelling of sweat.
Tiny flatworm that can regenerate almost its whole body 'is like a floating sack full of stem cells'
Genome of flatworm Macrostomum lignano sequenced by scientists.
#ShoutYourAbortion: Pregnancy termination has transformed women's lives and should be celebrated
Pro-life campaigners hijack campaign to remove stigma from abortion.
Salmon fishing helped humans expand into North America 11,500 years ago
First evidence of salmon fishing discovered in ancient Alaskan site Upward Sun River.
Fukushima disaster should never have happened: Study finds cascade of failings before tsunami
Scientists find Fukushima nuclear disaster was preventable if international standards had been followed.
World Alzheimer's Day 2015: Liraglutide clinical trial on verge of being blockbuster cure for disease
Diabetes drug liraglutide showing promising results for treating dementia in clinical trial in humans.
World Alzheimer's Day: Breakthrough in how to treat disease by removing amyloid-beta from brain discovered
Scientists find fundamental mechanism related to how to clear amyloid-beta from the brain.
