New twist on fusion power could help bring the world limitless clean energy
Both stellarator and tokamak have same underlying principals, but it is too early to tell which offers best hope.
Atlantis Rising: Archaeologists' most extensive search for ancient lost city ever carried out
Award-winning filmmakers team up with archaeologists to find clues about the legendary civilisation.
Wasp plagues are set to hit UK and New Zealand as climate change brings warmer springs
Wasp populations are booming as springs become warmer and drier, a new study finds.
Colo, the oldest known zoo gorilla dies at 60
Colo was the first gorilla to be born at the Columbus zoo in Ohio.
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Outdoor Photographer of the Year competition: The winners revealed
Now in its sixth year, the prestigious competition attracts the most compelling imagery in landscape, wildlife, nature, travel and adventure from around the planet.
Antarctica ice crack forces UK scientists to evacuate and shut down research base
The Halley VI base is being moved to a more secure location on a floating Antarctic ice sheet.
UK's Antarctic research station Halley VI to move amid fears of toppling into giant ice chasm
The base will close for eight months and be moved to a safer location further inland.
'Last man on the moon' US astronaut Eugene Cernan dies aged 82
He was spacecraft commander on his third and most famous space mission on Apollo 17.
Sexism in Bronze Age China left signs of malnourishment etched on women's skeletons
Women received significantly less nutritious food than men during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
Massive 10,000km-long structure spotted in Venus' atmosphere – before abruptly disappearing
The huge bright, hot structure was found in the upper atmosphere by the Jaxa Akatsuki spacecraft.
Extremely rare 100-million-year-old sabre-toothed fish fossil dug up in Australian outback
Vicious lizardfish have never been found in Australia before.
Gigantic Middle Eastern dust storm was caused by climate change, not conflict
Shamal winds and unprecedented aridity was responsible for enormous storm.
Paris climate deal a 'dead letter' for incoming administration says ex-head of Trump transition team
Ex-Trump adviser Mike McKenna said Arctic drilling was also on the cards.
The Arctic permafrost is starting to thaw and that is very, very bad news
Max Holmes from the Woods Hole Research Centre explains what thawing permafrost means for the environment and people living in these regions
China: Drop in reservoir water levels reveals 600-year-old Buddha statue and a submerged temple
Archaeologists believe the Ming-dynasty statue was part of a temple.
The toxic e-waste mountains of East and South-east Asia have grown 63% in 5 years
Disposal by burning or acid baths causes serious health risks to workers, the public and wildlife.
Nasa satellites reveal dramatic deforestation in Cambodia in just 15 years
Cambodian forests have been cut down to make way for rubber plantations and fields.
Australia decries Japan's whaling activities after photos of dead minke whale on Japanese ship emerge
The release of the photos coincided with the Japanese PM's visit to Australia over the weekend.
Massacre on the Hudson: 70,000 birds killed since Sully's New York miracle
New York authorities defend themselves over accusations birds don't need killing.
Torrential downpour resurrects alien-like prehistoric shrimp in Australian outback
The shrimp's alien-like appearance is due to a 'third eye'.
Watch International Space Station astronauts conduct second spacewalk in 2017 to upgrade power system
This was astronauts Shane Kimbrough's fourth and Thomas Pesquet's first spacewalk.
4-million-year-old genes resurrected and put in modern insect to test evolutionary theory
Scientists got a surprise when they put ancient genes into fruit flies to test an old theory.
It became cold. I mean, really cold: Global temperatures in the aftermath of the dinosaur-killing asteroid
The big chill that followed the impact appears to have played a bigger role in dinosaur extinction than we thought.
Roman doctor's room with 2,000-year-old bronze surgical instruments discovered in Cyprus
Medicine bottles, coins and medical instruments dating from the 1st Century CE were among the finds.
From drought to floods and blizzards: It never rains in California – it pours
Over the past week alone, a series of of powerful storms dumped 20 inches (50cm) of precipitation on some areas.
Ancient Egyptian crypts containing babies and a crocodile discovered at Gebel el Silsila
Archaeologists uncover tombs and crypts dating to the reigns of Pharaohs Thutmose III and Amenhotep II.
Storm Chaser: Amazing photos that convey the awesome power and beauty of nature
Storm chaser Mike Olbinski captures lightning, tornadoes and dramatic cloud formations in stunning images that convey the awesome power and beauty of nature.
High-speed viper strike caught on camera at 500 frames per second
Scientists show how rattlesnakes and kangaroo rats have evolved attack and evade techniques.
Megalodon might have gone extinct because of its weakness for tiny whales
Bite marks indicate Carcharocles megalodon was feeding on relatively small prey before they disappeared.
Why do women go through the menopause? Killer whales may have the answer
It's because of the way early humans shared food and how they moved social groups when mating.
Mice turned into zombie killing machines with special laser beam
Optogenetics used to target area of the brain related to emotion and motivation to trigger hunting behaviour.
UK winter weather: Photos of snow and blizzard conditions in Britain
The blizzard conditions that have caused travel misery and power cuts in northern Britain are moving slowly southwards.
Mysterious skeletons in Iraq tomb tell the history of powerful Achaemenid Empire
The tomb was also reused at a later stage, in the early Islamic Period.
A new species of vampire bat has started to feed on human blood
Hairy-legged bat was thought to feed only on bird blood, but human disruption of its habitat made it change tack.
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