Plants can adapt to global warming better than expected
Plants acclimatise to warmer temperatures, so the carbon they release from respiration is less than thought.
Ocean acidification makes snapping shrimp quieter posing risk to coral reefs and fish
One of the world's most noisy marine animals could become much quieter with ocean acidification.
Black hole feeding frenzy observed through violent red flashes 1,000 times more powerful than Sun
A black hole has been seen with red outbursts as it consumes a star quickly, and propels its pieces outwards.
Alcohol abuse: Liquorice-derived drug approved for human use cuts addiction in mice
Carbenoxolone is already used to treat gastritis in humans, but it can also lower alcohol addiction in rodents.
Wreckage of Vasco da Gama's 14th-century ship Esmeralda discovered off Oman coast
A shipwreck has been found in Oman, believed to be Esmeralda, a ship led by Portuguese da Gama.
Photographic memory quiz: Are you in the top 1%?
This short test may tell you if you have a photographic memory - or more accurately, a good eidetic memory.
Timurlengia euotica: Distant relative of T-rex shows how dinosaur became giant
Newly-discovered T-rex ancestor has provided clues to evolution of the Tyrannosaurs.
SETD1A: Single gene increases risk of schizophrenia by 35 times
A cause of schizophrenia may have been discovered, as changes to the SETD1A gene are linked to condition.
Sea level rise: Up to 13 million US homes at risk of flooding by 2100
Modelled data found between 4.2 and 13 million homes will be threatened by sea level rise in the year 2100.
Cactus innards can purify contaminated water
Mucilage from cacti can remove harmful pollutants from water, and could be used to make fish more tasty.
Male birth control: Contraceptive pill for men draws closer
A male contraceptive pill is being fine tuned by scientists as they try to find the perfect formula.
California: Giant 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck in 1812 - and it could happen again
A double earthquake in 1812 was one of the largest in California's history, and it could come back.
ExoMars 2016: European Space Agency's mission to Mars set to blast off on Proton rocket
Scientists hope they will find traces of life – past or present – on the red planet.
ExoMars 2016: ESA mission seeks evidence of life on Mars
The ExoMars misson will give scientists data on the atmosphere of Mars, and may lead them straight to life.
Banned research on deadly diseases MERS, bird flu and SARS could be making a comeback
Gain-of-function research was banned in 2014 after a number of deadly accidents.
Body fat that warms us in the cold morning is a potential protector against diabetes
Brown fat uses glucose most before we wake up, and people with more of this fat have less risk of diabetes.
Tanzania: 1.8 million years ago it was man versus beast to the death
Olduvai Gorge was mapped showing early humans lived close to freshwater, shelter, and competed with carnivores.
Ichthyosaurs: Climate change and slow evolution pushed 'sea dragon' to extinction 90 million years ago
Ichthyosaurs became extinct long before other dinosaurs, and scientists have now worked out why.
Flushing toilets with rainwater reduces household water demand by 25%
Study shows four US cities could save massive amounts of water by using rainwater to flush their toilets.
Hubble Telescope: 80 galaxies from early universe discovered merging to make star-forming clusters
Scientists have seen young galaxies merging to make bigger galaxies, capable of star formation.
Danish man becomes first amputee to feel textures through artificial fingertip
A man from Denmark has become the first amputee to sense texture by using an artificial fingertip.
Caribbean shipwrecks and tree rings reveal oldest data on hurricane activity
Scientists find hurricane activity was reduced by 75% between 1645 and 1715 - a period of cool temperatures.
Mercury's dark secrets revealed: Planet once had carbon-rich crust
Scientists have been confused by Mercury's dark surface. Nasa's Messenger found dark carbon on its surface.
Fukushima disaster facts and figures: What happened and what were the effects of the nuclear meltdown?
11 March marks the five-year anniversary of the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear disaster. What caused the explosions?
China: Giant 420m deep underground sinkhole discovered with waterfalls, lakes and wildlife
A 16.5km long 'doline' has been found in China, with waterfalls, lakes and winding rivers.
Bee decline: Two diseases are combining to destroy global honey bees
Bees have declined two thirds in 10 years – varroa and the deformed wing virus may finish them off for good.
Small 30m-wide asteroid called 2013 TX68 set to pass Earth on 8 March
Nasa said that the asteroid could come anywhere between 11,000 and 3,000,000 miles from Earth.
Zika birth defects: How virus causes microcephaly potentially discovered
Zika virus targets cortical neural progenitor cells - potentially causing birth defect in developing foetuses.
Beetle uses 'pogo stick' to ski across water at human equivalent of 300mph
Video footage shows the mechanism that allows lily beetles to skip across water, at half a metre per second.
US: Extreme tornado 'super' outbreaks have risen 50% since 1950
Study shows the number of tornado outbreaks are rising, as well as the number of twisters in each outbreak
