Unsafe abortion: 7 million women at risk from dangerous pregnancy termination
Pakistan found to have highest incidents of women needing healthcare following unsafe abortions.
Drinking four cups of coffee a day cuts risk of colon cancer returning by 42%
Regular coffee consumption claimed to help prevent the return of colon cancer.
Mythical 'first flower' potentially discovered to be 130 million-year-old Montsechia vidalii
Scientists discover what could be the first ever flowering plants on Earth.
Whistled Turkish: 'True experiment of nature' where language is adapted to both sides of brain
Scientists analyse whistled Turkish language used for long-distance communication.
Half of Tien Shan glacier ice in central Asia could be lost by 2050
Glaciers in Tien Shan mountain range have lost 25% of total mass in last 50 years.
Warp speed space travel 'theoretically possible' but we lack materials necessary to build drive
Astrophysicist says warp speed space travel is possible according to Einstein's theory of relativity.
Grimy city buildings release smog-forming air pollutant through sunlight exposure
Sunlight found to trigger release of smog-forming compounds from grime on buildings.
World's coral reefs doomed even if COP21 is 'wildly successful' expert says
Ocean warming and acidification will continue beyond 2100 despite climate talk success.
Amphipolis: Possible tomb of Alexander the Great 'forgotten' amid Greece's financial crisis
Archaeologists say Greece's financial crisis has frozen the excavation of Amphipolis.
Inflatable space elevator 20 times taller than Burj Khalifa planned by Canadian company
Thoth Technology granted US patent for 20km space elevator.
Australian anti-vaxxers will no longer be able to send children to kindergarten
Proposed reforms will see unvaccinated children banned from childcare and kindergarten.
Watch how easily rats can wriggle their way up your toilet
Video shows just how easily a rat can get from the sewer into the toilet.
Scientists create super-intelligent mice that are calm and confident
Mice genetically modified to be highly intelligent could hold clues to Alzheimer's and schizophrenia.
95-year-old yoga guru Kazım Gürbüz shares secrets of active sex life and how everyone can live to 130
Turkish yoga master interview sparks social media debate following interview on his long life.
Wiki Wars: Acid rain, evolution and global warming at risk of 'information sabotage' on Wikipedia
Controversial science topics are regularly edited on Wikipedia to make them unreliable, study finds.
Secret clue on 400-year-old map may solve mystery of lost colony of Roanoke
Researchers suggest the lost colonists of Roanoke went 'native'.
How will the universe end? Top theories about the ultimate fate of the cosmos
The universe has basically sat down on the sofa, pulled up a blanket and is about to nod off
Critically endangered black-footed ferret bred using 20-year-old frozen sperm
Black-footed ferrets reproduced using sperm from male that had been dead for 20 years.
First excavation of ancient Dun Deardail vitrified hillfort begins in Lochaber
Secrets of mystery Scottish fort to be unearthed in first-ever dig at archaeology site.
Scarface: Venomous sausage dog-sized predator roamed Zambia 255 million years ago
Scientists discover new pre-mammal predator that had venomous teeth.
Playing Tetris for three minutes stops you craving sex, alcohol and food
Researchers confirm a go on classic video game can help with those who suffer from addictions.
Turkey: Dozens of mass graves discovered in ancient marble city Stratonikeia
At least 40 Byzantine-era tombs have been unearthed during archaeological dig at Stratonikeia
Humans will not be spared in sixth mass extinction
Widespread species at just as much risk of being wiped out in global mass extinction.
Smoking ban linked with 1,500 fewer stillbirths and newborn deaths in just 4 years
Smoking ban also appears to have led to drop in babies born with low birth weight.
What is Earth Overshoot Day? Planet's natural budget for 2015 already spent
We are already in the red on planet's resource budget – a week earlier than last year.
Mass extinctions speed up evolution – especially in robots
Computer simulations of mass extinctions lead to increasingly involved robots.
Pacific striped octopus has weirdly intimate sex
Remarkable Pacific striped octopus has intimate sex and shares meals during mating.
Climate change causing wild boar population to grow 'exponentially' in Europe
Milder winters leading to sharp increase in wild boars across Europe.
Fish oil tablets prevent onset of schizophrenia and psychosis in teens
Omega-3 fatty acids appear to help prevent psychotic disorders.
Watch live online: Nasa to test RS-25 'Clark Kent' engine that will take humans to Mars
Penultimate hot fire test for the engine that will 'take humans to Mars'.
