SCIENCE

Fast radio burst lasted less than half a millisecond and appears to have come from a galaxy over a billion light years away

Carole Mundell Nov 18, 2016

Whitson sets another milestone by becoming first woman to have twice taken command of the ISS.

William Watkinson Nov 18, 2016

Scientists find out how the peak of the Chicxulub crater in Mexico collapsed.

Hannah Osborne Nov 17, 2016

Caribbean corals show resilience to extreme environmental changes such as the advance of glaciers over the Northern hemisphere.

Léa Surugue Nov 17, 2016

Study says China will be able to deliver better air quality by reducing nitrogen oxide and ammonia emissions.

James Tennent Nov 17, 2016

SpaceX has asked the FCC for approval to launch thousands of satellites into low-Earth orbit.

Mary-Ann Russon Nov 17, 2016

The snails use their shells as clubs to bat off beetles.

Martha Henriques Nov 17, 2016

'We aren't moving fast enough' to deal with the crisis,' he said.

James Tennent Nov 17, 2016

Male African orbweb spiders will pay for sex with their life, even if their mate is another species.

Martha Henriques Nov 17, 2016

Porters prefer to pause and take short breaks when they are tired of carrying their loads.

Léa Surugue Nov 16, 2016

Synthetic version of rare compound from Diazona angulata used to treat leukaemia, breast and colon cancer.

Hannah Osborne Nov 16, 2016

The slushy ice-water ocean may have caused the dwarf planet to spin into a new alignment.

Martha Henriques Nov 16, 2016

Collaborative morality among hunter-gatherers included people with autism traits, allowing their skills to flourish.

Hannah Osborne Nov 16, 2016

Playing the famous augmented-reality game may make people more aware of their natural environment.

Léa Surugue Nov 16, 2016

Circuit for copulation is separate from the one for ejaculation, suggesting that male flies might enjoy sex.

Martha Henriques Nov 16, 2016

Physicist says mankind would need to move to a new planet in coming millennium if we are to survive.

Hannah Osborne Nov 16, 2016

A goshawk with a headcam shows how it searches for prey.

Martha Henriques Nov 16, 2016

It is not yet clear how the president-elect plans to leave the Paris climate agreement.

Léa Surugue Nov 16, 2016

Trump had earlier dubbed climate change a 'hoax' and said he was in favour of boosting the coal, oil and shale industries in the US.

Pavitra Dwibhashyam Nov 16, 2016

Skeletons were discovered inside tree-trunk and plank-lined coffins near a wooden structure believed to be a church.

Hannah Osborne Nov 16, 2016

Installing infrared lights in hives could help to save the plummeting bee population.

Martha Henriques Nov 15, 2016

Bird droppings promote cloud formation that helps modulate temperatures in the Arctic polar region.

Léa Surugue Nov 15, 2016

Fatty molecules found in old Mediterranean milk pots show diary farming as widespread – with Greece as the exception.

Martha Henriques Nov 15, 2016

The axe has notches inscribed in it and was thrown in the rubbish when it cracked.

Martha Henriques Nov 15, 2016

Researchers have discovered that the amulet is probably the earliest object made with lost-wax casting.

Léa Surugue Nov 15, 2016

This week has been designated as Orangutan Caring Week. Find out what you can do to help protect these critically endangered animals.

David Sim Nov 15, 2016

Electromagnetic and magnetic survey to reveal Yellowstone's hydrothermal systems.

Hannah Osborne Nov 15, 2016

The unique landform could have led to liquid water in a depression in the Hellas region of Mars.

Martha Henriques Nov 15, 2016

Jonathan Pershing said the Paris agreement is 'durable, it is inclusive it is ambitious'.

Nandini Krishnamoorthy Nov 15, 2016