SCIENCE

California's legislature approves a bill that will ban the export and performances of orca.

The area will now cover 582,500 sq miles containing over 7,000 species.

Fires in Indonesia cause an annual crisis that blankets large parts of the region in choking smog.

Dark matter is an invisible and unidentified form of matter, which accounts for around 27% of the universe's total mass.

Entire walls collapsed, exposing the interiors of homes like dolls' houses.

The feisty little animal, weighting 600 grams, the size of a kitten, has never been identified before.

Vets say Didik probably witnessed his mother's death, leaving him 'sad and depressed'.

'We need to consider collateral damages to freshwater resources' as drugs not being removed by waste treatment.

Slooh is to make a live broadcast to enable people to take a look at star Proxima Centauri.

Replacing Hinkley Point C with cheaper alternatives could save taxpayers £1bn a year, study says.

Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has announced €50m for restoration work.

Officials say 250 people dead as aftershocks hinder the rescue of survivors trapped under rubble.

There may be 40 billion Earth-sized rocky planets in our universe

Hundreds have been killed after two large earthquakes struck Italy and Myanmar on the same day.

Roughly 5,000 people are involved in post-quake operations as the search for survivors continues.

If the mission is successful, China will become the second country to land a rover on planet after the US.

Studying the Arctic provided scientists with clues about the aftermath of the Permian-Triassic extinction.

Bagan rivals Cambodia's Angkor Wat and Borobudur in Indonesia as Southeast Asia's premier archaeological site.

Scientists discovered over 17,000 kms of river channels in Mars' Arabia Terra by analysing Nasa's high resolution images.

Proxima b is the closest exoplanet ever discovered, so near, in fact, that interstellar spacecraft could potentially reach it before end of the century

The aircraft carrier has been lying at the bottom of the sea since it was deliberately sunk in 1951.

Italy is one of the most seismically active countries in Europe - and has a long history of earthquakes.

Earthquake in central Italy leaves at least 37 people dead and more remain trapped under rubble.

Tiger, monkeys and an emu among those heading to better homes in Jordan, Israel and South Africa.

The quake struck at 3:36am and was felt across central Italy.

Researchers are taking inspiration from the unique properties of aquatic ferns to develop the material.

New techniques have allowed geologists to better understand the Earth's atmospheric history

IBTimes UK looks back at photographs taken worldwide in July 2016, the hottest month ever recorded.

The 17-year-old silverback was shot dead as he dragged a three-year-old around an enclosure.