SCIENCE

The syrinx dates back to more than 66 million years ago and would have been used to produce goose-like honks.

China's famous terracotta army bears signs of Ancient Greek influence suggesting European presence in China before Marco Polo.

Help choose the best microscope images, from a centipede's fearsome poison fangs to dung-dwelling fungi.

The Intellectual Property Office has published Shawyer's application featuring novel superconducting end plates.

Scientists say microbial life soon returned to the site of an asteroid impact that wiped out 75% of all life.

The victim, a qualified nurse, instructed others on how to save him.

Naked mole rats do not feel certain types of pain - a potential evolutionary process to adapt to their crowded colonies.

The US military's X-37B space craft continues to confuse us all with its top-secret mission.

The outgoing president has vowed to work closer with private companies to get humans to Mars – and back – safely.

The Yangtze River dolphin was declared extinct a decade ago, but conservationists now claim to have seen it.

State's indigenous Standing Rock Sioux Tribe opposes construction of $3.7bn Dakota Access pipeline.

Scientists warn that despite our best efforts 'fires are going to keep getting bigger'.

Flooding will become more widespread even if hurricanes don't strike New York, due to rising sea levels.

Exposure to cosmic rays during deep space travel may damage the brains of astronauts.

An international expedition has identified the remains of ancient ships – some of which had never been seen before.

Some of the most common species in the UK saw declines of over 40% since last year.

Corals help scientists reconstruct uranium records from past 50,000 years and associated ice melt.

The storm was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone as it moves into the Atlantic.

Fayetteville police shared a video of a child and its mother being rescued on Facebook.

Hurricane Matthew's casualties were spread across three different states.

The humpback whale calf nudged its mother to safety off the coast of Queensland.

The long-lost rune stone from 1,000 years ago has been discovered near a church in Sweden.

Simulations of the exoplanet's composition and radius show that it might harbour a large ocean.

The death toll on Haiti has risen rapidly, mainly in villages making contact with the outside world days after the cyclone hit.

Aviation Minister Lord Ahmad calls the agreement 'unprecedented', while Greenpeace remains sceptical.

Researchers believe this and other evidence point to widespread medicinal or ritualistic cannabis use.

The storm is set to hit the east coast of Florida which is primarily populated by Democrat voters.

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

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