SCIENCE

The decade saw freakishly bad weather – and if the cold didn't kill you, famine, disease or poverty might.

Martha Henriques Dec 01, 2016

Inaccuracy of polling prompts psychologists to take another look at why we vote the way we do.

Martha Henriques Dec 01, 2016

The remains had been found in the queen's spectacular tomb, but it wasn't clear if they did belong to her.

Léa Surugue Dec 01, 2016

Protesters have spent months rallying against the pipeline project, saying it poses a threat to water resources and sacred Native American sites.

David Sim Dec 01, 2016

You can now see a galaxy from the comfort of your home thanks to an algorithm-enhanced telescope.

Mary-Ann Russon Dec 01, 2016

Eruption in 946CE released more climate forcing gasses than any other volcano in last 2,000 years.

Hannah Osborne Nov 30, 2016

Elite Turkish feasts drove demand for elaborate pottery 3,000 years ago.

Martha Henriques Nov 30, 2016

Lucy probably had a funny walk due to an inefficient gait.

Martha Henriques Nov 30, 2016

How much brain content would remain intact, and would the person be the same as they were before?

Heather Conway Nov 30, 2016

The iconic sea creature feeds on plankton well beneath the surface, isotope analysis shows.

Martha Henriques Nov 30, 2016

Light emitted from neutron star appears to be subject to quantum effect 'vacuum birefringence'.

Hannah Osborne Nov 30, 2016

The University of Sheffield has discovered a huge burial site at a 14th century monastery in Lincolnshire.

Lydia Smith Nov 30, 2016

Glass beads and vessels found in Mesopotamia were made later than previously thought, based on Egyptian creations.

Léa Surugue Nov 30, 2016

The rate of deforestation in the Amazon is on the rise again. Over the past four years it has risen 35%.

David Sim Nov 29, 2016

Banda Detachment will 'explain how one of Earth's deepest sea areas became so deep'.

Hannah Osborne Nov 29, 2016

Researchers say the speed of light might have been much faster in the very early universe.

Hannah Osborne Nov 28, 2016

There are about 3,000 monkeys in the centre of Lopburi, and they regularly terrorise tourists and locals.

David Sim Nov 28, 2016

Skyscraper at centre of city has been sinking and tilting since it was completed in 2009.

Hannah Osborne Nov 28, 2016

Fast-melting glacier is breaking apart in a manner previously unseen in an Antarctic ice sheet.

Martha Henriques Nov 28, 2016

Understanding what causes visual impairment in astronauts is key to mount a mission to Mars.

Léa Surugue Nov 28, 2016

This year marks the 28th anniversary of the celebration but is the first since King Bhumibol Adulyadej's death.

Tareq Haddad Nov 27, 2016

Three people remain in a critical condition with at least a dozen more being treated.

Jason Murdock Nov 27, 2016

Pauline Hanson blasted by conservationists for taking media to Queensland's Great Barrier Reef.

Alice de la Chapelle Nov 27, 2016

Top finds include organic molecules, traces of an ancient thick atmosphere and the remains of a surface stream-bed.

Martha Henriques Nov 26, 2016

Scientists say urgent action is needed to protect region in which the natural wonder is located.

Hannah Osborne Nov 25, 2016

Unseasonably dry weather and easterly winds helped kindle the fires, which now stretch across half the country.

David Sim Nov 25, 2016

Churup Glacier in Peru is melting due to climate change and a resident is suing RWE.

Martha Henriques Nov 25, 2016

Authorities are pushing to shut down privately owned steel factories in an effort to meet China's carbon dioxide emissions targets.

David Sim Nov 25, 2016

The science of invasive alien species is increasingly being denied, conservationists say.

Martha Henriques Nov 25, 2016