SCIENCE

Regularly-shaped mounds covering a vast landscape are made by earthworm excrement.

Germany generated so much renewable energy that energy prices went into negative on 8 May.

Understanding biodiversity of creatures of the deep will aid conservation efforts.

Unusual bend in Hawaiian-Emperor seamount is not seen anywhere else on Earth

Over 1,000 technologies are available on Nasa's public domain database.

Addax antelope facing severe threats which has led to its near extinction.

Experiment will provide researchers with a better understanding of how to deflect an Earth-bound asteroid.

Martial arts athletes rely heavily on opponents' facial expressions to predict their next moves.

Could China's financial hub soon be underwater?

The findings by the Kepler telescope are Nasa's biggest new planet haul to date.

The world's oldest axe was created just after humans colonised Australia 50,000 years ago.

Belief in witchcraft increases fear in society and reduces cooperation and socio-economic ties.

Scientists suggest Pelagiarctos thomasi ate small animals rather than large marine creatures and sea birds.

Mammoth inbreeding led to weakened immune system that could have also played a role in extinction.

Research claims our screen-skimming and digital tunnel vision can affect the way we think.

Study casts doubt on research showing star KIC 8462852 has dimmed by 20% over past century.

Beijing has finally admitted that China has a problem with pollution, but is it too late?

Photos show scenes of utter devastation, with homes levelled to the ground and street after street reduced to nothing more than blackened foundations.

The 'Mercury transit' takes place around 13 times every 100 years, with the last event taking place in 2006.

Biologists warn at least 20% of 390,000 plant species are at risk of extinction.

Five of the Solomon Islands have disappeared because of sea level rise.

President Barack Obama signed a law that regards the bison as a symbol for America's heritage.

Carousers discharged a gun, littered beer cans, vomited and waded in Devils Hole with endangered pupfish.

Over five to ten million years, the Earth's surface can move up and down by as much as 5km

Scientists explain ways humans could survive doomsday – if we are not already extinct.

Koala population has declined in the South-East of Queensland despite protection measures.

An international conference in Egypt has highlighted need for new tests on King Tut's tomb.

Scientists in Dorset are investigating leprosy transmission in the protected species.

Jamie Vardy's goal in Foxes' 3-1 win against Everton triggers minor earthquake.