SCIENCE

Trackers hope 'seabots' will unlock mysteries of microscopic sea creatures in Pacific highway.

Mary Papenfuss Oct 07, 2016

On 7 October, the celestial event will be observed by astronomy enthusiasts around the world.

Léa Surugue Oct 07, 2016

Chimps, orangutans and bonobos display ability to understand a human's beliefs.

Hannah Osborne Oct 06, 2016

75% of the population at least occasionally read their horoscope but only 25% say they believe.

James Tennent Oct 06, 2016

New tools and closer monitoring of volcanic gas emissions makes it easier to predict eruptions.

Léa Surugue Oct 06, 2016

Archaeologists have represented the home of a rich man of Pompeii before the catastrophic eruption of 79 AD.

Léa Surugue Oct 06, 2016

Ocean Cleanup spotters counted 1,000 large items of trash in 2.5 hours.

Mary Papenfuss Oct 06, 2016

Potentially significant fault line could help explain why a large earthquake is way overdue.

Hannah Osborne Oct 05, 2016

Award has gone to scientists who made tiny machines out of molecules.

Léa Surugue Oct 05, 2016

At least 11 deaths have been blamed on the fiercest Caribbean storm in almost a decade.

David Sim Oct 05, 2016

Like humans, capuchins were shown to have an integrated, episodic memory.

Léa Surugue Oct 05, 2016

First observation of rainbow boa catching, killing and eating large adult female vampire bat on a cave floor.

Hannah Osborne Oct 04, 2016

Two decades of exploration have allowed researchers to describe the fauna living in coral reefs deep in the ocean.

Léa Surugue Oct 04, 2016

Artefacts represent the furthest-travelled Roman coins before the age of collectors and mass transport

Kevin Butcher Oct 04, 2016

David J Thouless, F Duncan M Haldane and J Michael Kosterlitz win for topological phase transitions and phases of matter.

Hannah Osborne Oct 04, 2016

Company said problem occurred in system that separates water, oil and gas on the Clair platform off Shetland.

Lewis Dean Oct 04, 2016

The newly discovered species, now extinct, was described from fossilised teeth found around the world.

Léa Surugue Oct 04, 2016

CT scans could one day allow us to listen to the voices of far older mummies.

Anna Barney Oct 04, 2016

The actor met President Obama at the SXSL Festival to discuss issues related to the environment.

Lara Rebello Oct 04, 2016

Mass extinction event 252 million years ago was estimated to have killed off up to 96% of marine animals.

Hannah Osborne Oct 03, 2016

Just under 3,900 tigers remain in the wild, and captive animals are now also targeted by poachers.

Léa Surugue Oct 03, 2016

'Each earthquake is a little change in stress' that threatens to trigger the big one, expert warns.

Mary Papenfuss Oct 03, 2016

Conservationists warn smart drum lines will put endangered species at risk.

Matt Thomas Oct 02, 2016

The storm will make landfall in Haiti and Jamaica on Monday but residents could be feeling the effects from Sunday.

Pavitra Dwibhashyam Oct 02, 2016

New study analyses four decades of satellite images – overturning assumptions about the role of industrial plantations in Borneo forest loss

Deanna Ramsay Oct 01, 2016

350 villagers living in volcano's shadow were taken to a nearby shelter on Friday.

Lucy Pasha-Robinson Oct 01, 2016

Matthew classed as a Category 5 hurricane, the strongest on the Saffir-Simpson scale.

Divya Kishore Oct 01, 2016

From WWII aircraft carriers to Roman-era wrecks, here are some of the most fascinating discoveries so far.

Staff Reporter Oct 01, 2016

Bees rewarded with sweet water experience a more positive state.

Léa Surugue Sep 30, 2016