SCIENCE

Human bones from the battle in present-day Belgium were ground down and turned into fertiliser.

The European space probe will be crashed into a comet next week.

The hi-tech energy weapon could shoot down drones and missiles.

The aquifer system is the main source of drinking water for millions of Florida residents.

What creatures fossilised together can tell us about life on Earth millions of years ago.

Aquatic ape theory has persisted for over 50 years, despite evidence showing it does not stack up.

In social settings, some people choose not to cooperate in order to be better than everyone else.

Scientists studying climate history warn aridity could persist for years in the US state.

Ice cover on 10 September was just 4.14 million sq/km – the same amount recorded in 2007.

Summer heat wave ends as torrential rain and flash flooding cause travel chaos across England.

Protected forest residents allegedly live in fear of arbitrary evictions while suffering extortion and physical abuse.

IBTimes UK presents a small selection of the nearly 3,000 photos entered into this year's competition.

Award-winning photographers capture the quiet, majestic beauty of the night sky.

As the Full Harvest Moon rises rises in the sky, a penumbral eclipse will be visible.

Dating back to 60AD, the coin was found in an ancient Jewish villa owned by wealthy inhabitants of the city.

240 radio dishes will be used to measuring radiation first emitted around 13 billion years ago.

Extensive and unsustainable fishing is putting larger animals more at risk.

Scientists unearth huge 6,000-year-old stone in order to document it - before committing it back to the ground.

The country has access to up to 150kg of highly enriched uranium a year, enough for roughly six nuclear bombs.

Report urges next president to appoint cabinet-level leader to prepare nation for the worst.

The clock will be the world's most accurate timekeeper and will help Beijing in civilian and military purposes.

SeaWorld says it will use its orcas only in 'educational encounters'.

Pre-Colombian cultures may have been the first in the world to use blue indigo dye.

Bird is one of the few capable of using tools in a particularly sophisticated way.

Charon's unique feature may be the result of trapped methane escaped from Pluto's atmosphere.

There's some truth to the 'giant horny house spider' headlines, but don't be scared.

Lothario Diego is thought to have fathered 40% of tortoises in his species in the past 50 years.

The dogs may have been strangled when their masters died – to serve as guides in the afterlife.

Analysis of rocks and dust near the Tibetan Plateau reveal persistence of winds to climate change.