Fukushima: Ice wall at nuclear plant turned on to stop radioactive contamination of groundwater
A project to freeze soil around the Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant has started, estimated to finish in 2020.
Sat nav users risk losing natural sense of direction: Navigation a 'use-it-or-lose-it' skill
Navigation expert Roger McKinlay says humans need to cherish their natural navigational skills.
Climate change: Melting Antarctic ice sheet could cause 15m sea level rise by year 2500
Models suggest early projections for sea level rise are incorrect, and we could see a 1m rise by 2100.
Daydreaming: People zone out on purpose when tasks are not challenging enough
Scientists find people's minds drift when they don't need to focus on what they are doing.
Planet Nine: More evidence of massive mystery planet at edge of the Solar System
Strange motions in the Solar System bolster the quest to discover Planet Nine.
305-million-year-old arachnid sheds light on spider evolution
The 20mm-long Idmonarachne brasieri showed similarities to spiders, although it could not spin webs.
Strongest evidence of lava tubes beneath lunar surface announced
Lava tubes beneath surface of the moon could be used to provide shelter for the first human settlers.
Head-butting honey bees warn each other about impending danger
Bees produce 'stop signals' to warn each other about leaving the hive.
Squeezing the life out of cancer – targeting cell repair could be key to new treatment
Moment of weakness in cell division and movement could be used to kill cancer.
Long-lost 12th century castle discovered in Glasgow during construction work
Legendary Partick Castle has been discovered, along with an adjoining tower house, pottery and animal bones.
3,000-year-old oracle bone 3D printed to shed light on life in ancient China
An oracle bone has, for the first time, been replicated via a 3D printer to avoid damage by mishandling.
Ghosts: Paranormal visions are caused by a communication breakdown between brain and eyes
Research used optical illusions to show the brain cannot tell the different between something real and fake.
'Outrageously-luminous' galaxies discovered 300 trillion times brighter than the Sun
The brightest galaxies ever to be observed have been found, and scientists didn't even know they could exist.
Giant X-ray aurora seen on Jupiter is hundreds of times brighter than the Northern Lights
Solar storms have caused Jupiter to display enhanced X-ray aurora as scientists observe it for the first time.
Anti-aphrodisiac stops sexual advances on mothering beetles
Beetles with offspring produce hormones to induce infertility put males off mating.
Nasa: Most detailed map of Mars' gravity helps solve Red Planet mysteries
Nasa spacecrafts used the planet's gravity to create a map showing features of the planet's surface.
Man 'tastes' his own flesh by cooking thigh muscle removed in biopsy
Watch BBC Presenter Greg Foot describe the taste of his own flesh as 'a bit beefy'.
Alcohol: Occasional drink does not have any health benefits
Research disputes studies that say a couple of units per week reduces heart disease and other illnesses.
Sweden: 100-year-old tourist photos reveal fall and rise of guillemots
Scientists use photographs from 1918 to estimate the changing number of guillemots in Stora Karlsö.
Mice can smell fear: Scent of predator's urine sends them running
Scientists have found the exact part of the brain which initiates stress in mice when they smell danger.
Diabetes: Graphene combined with gold to create wearable patch that delivers drugs
A patch created for treating diabetes, which tracks glucose in sweat, has been successful in mice trials.
Spring Equinox 2016: Everything you need to about earliest spring arrival for 120 years
This year's spring equinox occurs at 4.30am GMT on Sunday 20 March.
Earth Hour 2016: Theme and events for global switch-off to raise climate change awareness
These are the themes for Earth Hour around the world, as well as fun events to help protect it.
Infanticide: Baby monkeys develop faster when threatened by death
Infanticide plays a big role in a young monkey's development, as the threat of death makes them grow up.
Sustainable concrete: Carbon dioxide from power plants to be transformed into building material
Scientists plan to capture CO2 and create a new building material, reducing carbon in the atmosphere.
North Korea's secret underground nuclear explosions sniffed out by radioactive gas
A device that finds the 'smoking gun' of nuclear tests has been developed.
Australia: Bottlenose dolphins seen playing with their food to teach young to hunt
Bottlenose dolphins seem to play with their food, as mothers teach their young to kill their prey properly.
Guantanamo Bay: From detention camp to marine research centre
Guantánamo Bay could be converted into marine research centre in the battle against climate change.
Tarantula Nebula: Hubble spots nine 'monster' stars with masses 100 times that of the Sun
An incredible 52 new stars have been identified in the Tarantula Nebula
Nuclear waste storage: Scientists discover how to remove radioactive toxic element americium
Scientists discover how to filter one of the most difficult radioactive elements from nuclear waste.
