Have archaeologists found the Biblical city of Sodom?
The ancient city may have been discovered close to the Jordan River Valley
Stephen Hawking Reddit AMA: Theoretical physicist talks AI, movies and women
Hawking says women are the biggest mystery to him.
Scientific analysis shows The Day After Tomorrow disaster could happen
Although the world probably wouldn't be affected as badly as in the Jake Gyllenhaal movie.
Scientists discover there are four different types of bowel cancer
The identification of four types will help them better treat each disease.
Hampshire: Henry V's Holigost warship potentially submerged in River Hamble
A historian may have discovered the remains of one of Henry V's warships.
World Mental Health Day 2015: Mental illness facts and figures
IBTimes UK takes a look at statistics surrounding mental illness.
Bla Jungfrun: The isle of witches that's home to 9,000 year old rituals
The Swedish island is located near to the coast of Oskarshamn.
Nasa sets goal of 2030 colonisation of Mars
Nasa has released an ambitious plan that details its 'Journey to Mars'.
Unfortunately, Nasa won't be making an 'amazing' announcement about Pluto
Dr Alan Stern was referring to a weekly image and science release
5% of coral reefs will be dead by the end of the year
Coral reef death described as worst period of coral bleaching in history.
Up to 1 billion people at risk of blindness by 2050 as myopia epidemic grows
Some 5 billion people will suffer from short sightedness by 2050, a report warns
Nasa to make 'amazing' announcement about Pluto on 8 October
Nasa's principal investigator for its New Horizons mission has said that an announcement is coming
Frankfurt: 48 million year old horse-like foetus discovered
It could potentially be the 'earliest fossil record of the uterine system'.
Thai villagers worship buffalo-crocodile 'hybrid'
A buffalo has been born which appears to have the head of a crocodile
Prehistoric hippo-sized marine mammal had jaws that sucked like a vacuum cleaner
Ounalashkastylus tomidai was a part of the Desmostylia family that survived for 23 million years.
Shrine to Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Nectanebo I discovered in Heliopolis
A statue of the king along with carvings of gods were found.
Homo naledi: Hands and feet of human relative show importance of its place in evolutionary lineage
It had hands which could be used for climbing as well as for precise tool use.
Israel: Rare 1,500-year-old mosaic that depicts ancient Egyptian city is discovered
The appearance of buildings on mosaic floors is a rare phenomenon in Israel, say archaeologists.
Seven bodies found in 120-year-old Chinese warship wreckage
At least seven bodies have been discovered in the wreckage of Zhiyuan.
US: Michigan farmer discovers 15,000 year-old woolly mammoth remains
Researchers believe that the mammoth's death could be the result of human activity.
Kimbetopsalis simmonsae: The mammal which thrived after the extinction of dinosaurs
The newly discovered beaver-like species outlived the dinosaurs.
First biofluorescent reptile discovered off of Solomon Islands [VIDEO]
This hawksbill sea turtle was able to give off illuminating lights
Dracula cash: Minted coin belonging to Vlad the Impaler's grandfather discovered in northeast Bulgaria
Mircea the Elder's money was found in the medieval monastary of Kireka.
UK braces for mass invasion of daddy-long-legs
The crane flies managed to survive an unusually mild winter in 2014.
Nasa and ESA to send spacecraft to small asteroid Didymoon to knock it off its course
Space agencies preparing for the possibility of an asteroid being on a collision course with Earth.
Is Amphipolis tomb a shrine to Alexander the Great's best friend, Hephaestion?
A monogram of Hephaestion was discovered in the tomb
Martian moss: Scientists mould moss so Mars astronauts can grow their own medicine
University of Copenhagen researchers are exploring the possibility of growing moss on the Red Planet.
Australia: Divers explore 'football-pitch-sized' sinkhole in salvage mission [Videos]
Divers are still trying to retrieve vehicles and possessions from the sinkhole
Stephen Hawking: There is no God and computers will overtake humans in the next 100 years
Hawking has given his views on God, aliens and artificial intelligence.
Mummification was widespread in ancient Bronze Age Britain
It was previously thought that the dead weren't mummified in ancient Britain.