Big solar storms from young Sun provided Earth with conditions conducive for life to flourish.
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry scientists reveal top new discoveries of last 12 months.
Reptile fossil makes rapid evolution to adapt to post Permian-Triassic mass extinction era.
Palaeontologist argues dinosaurs would have had scaly lips and gums covering their teeth.
New satellite images show that 'The Big Easy' is sinking quicker than predicted.
Prototype winged spacecraft successfully gathered information on hypersonic flight, India's space agency says.
Husband of dead Australian climber taken down by sled with congestive heart failure.
World Turtle Day is marked on 23 May annually to raise awareness of the threats to turtle species globally.
Farmers had been illegally returning to land they had been rellocated from in 2014
The Solar Impulse 2, midway through a historic bid to circle the globe takes off from Tulsa on the 12th leg of its journey.
UN report lists adulteration of food produce and the spread of viruses like Zika as major concerns.
Bear warning issued as residents prepare to return to fire-damaged homes in Alberta.
Sri Lanka's military attempts to reach the thousands of people stranded in their homes.
Latest advances in recycling turn the remains of the dead into nourishing sustenance plants.
Swiss aviator enters next leg of round-the-world journey in solar powered aircaft.
DiCaprio is said to have flown from Cannes to New York and back to attend the Riverkeeper Fishermen's Ball
El Niño and La Niña events are set to give the UK a 30C summer.
The rest of the world is moving toward innovation that will deliver a truly sustainable low carbon future.
The zero emissions taxis will hit the roads in 2017.
Does chewing gum really stay in your system for years?
Three Nile crocodiles have been found in Florida showing species can survive in US state.
A tomb discovered in Istanbul could further our understanding of cultures that lived there during Bronze Age.
New research from the United Nations has warned of the threat rising sea levels could have to India's population.
Nasa Earth Observatory releases image of North Korea's active volcano Mount Paektu.
This May's full moon is known both as a "blue moon" and a "flower moon".
Understanding alien intelligence will be key to communicating with any advanced civilisations out there.
Archaeologists have fenced off the area where the graves were discovered at St Mary's Primary School in Leith.
Seaside cities will have to build walls to stay afloat says researcher Martin Siegert.
Lockheed Martin unveils orbiting base camp concept to make it safe and affordable to send astronauts to Mars.
Evidence of two mega-tsunamis on Mars three million years apart discovered by scientists.
