Breakthrough Starshot initiative aims to get humans to far reaches of space within a generation.
Hannah Osborne
Apr 12, 2016
Jaguar Paw Temple in Northern Guatemala is difficult to access.
Léa Surugue
Apr 12, 2016
Watch livestream of Stephen Hawking and Yuri Milner announcing latest space exploration initiative.
Hannah Osborne
Apr 12, 2016
Well-preserved remains of 1,400-year-old mummy found with horse, saddle and grave goods.
Hannah Osborne
Apr 12, 2016
Thousands of red crabs were recorded at Hannibal Bank Seamount – the furthest south the species has been charted.
Hannah Osborne
Apr 12, 2016
73% of small islands will face freshwater shortages by 2050, as evaporation will exceed precipitation.
Matt Atherton
Apr 12, 2016
Is warfare in our genes or did it arise from civilisation?
Sarah Peacey
Apr 12, 2016
Young Soviet pilot made history 55 years ago today.
Léa Surugue
Apr 12, 2016
Favouring the economic interests of certain citizens over children may be unconstitutional says judge.
Mary Papenfuss
Apr 12, 2016
A comprehensive dating program in Chauvet cave reveals two distinct periods of human occupations on the site.
Léa Surugue
Apr 11, 2016
Inscriptions from Kingdom of Judah reveals widespread literacy among population.
Hannah Osborne
Apr 11, 2016
How has eating a meal in space changed since Yuri Gagarin first travelled to space in 1961?
Matt Atherton
Apr 11, 2016
Some planets lie so close to their host star that their atmosphere is blown away by radiation.
Matt Atherton
Apr 11, 2016
A new study suggests that human wastefulnesss and ecological disaster were not the sole contributors to its dwindling population
Léa Surugue
Apr 11, 2016
Scientists say emergence of new diseases from humans could have played role in Neanderthal demise.
Hannah Osborne
Apr 11, 2016
Tigers are among the most beloved animals said Leonardo DiCaprio, whose foundation has contributed $6.5m.
Mary Papenfuss
Apr 11, 2016
Telescope tasked with finding habitable planets has entered into emergency power mode.
Joe Gamp
Apr 10, 2016
Shift in the distribution of global waters is changing the pole's location and the Earth's motion.
Joe Gamp
Apr 10, 2016
The six-month exhibition, Hadrian and His Cavalry will shed light on cavalry's role in Imperial Rome.
Fiona Keating
Apr 09, 2016
The Falcon 9 main-stage booster landed itself on an ocean platform in a dramatic spaceflight first.
Adam Justice
Apr 09, 2016
One of the crew was rescued by a coastguard helicopter from Stornaway and taken to hospital.
William Watkinson
Apr 09, 2016
Study shows the Arctic had no sea ice at all between six and ten million years ago.
Matt Atherton
Apr 09, 2016
Archaeologists say artefacts pillaged from heritage sites in war-torn country traced to London.
Umberto Bacchi
Apr 09, 2016
SpaceX achievement marks a historic first to make rockets recyclable, says the company.
Maria Khan
Apr 09, 2016
Journalist Robin Ackroyd travelled across Mongolia to solve the mystery of where Genghis Khan was buried.
Hannah Osborne
Apr 08, 2016
The Dragon spacecraft will carry with it the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM).
Adam Justice
Apr 08, 2016
The new centre is being touted as the largest facility for penguins in the world.
Adam Justice
Apr 08, 2016
Reducing unnecessary food waste could lower greenhouse gas emissions by 14%.
Matt Atherton
Apr 08, 2016
The accident was a result of a mismanaged test at the Soviet nuclear plant, leaving clouds of nuclear matter spreading across the western USSR and Europe.
Alex Wheeler
Apr 08, 2016
Discovery is made three years after the feds dumped an investigation in the region.
Mary Papenfuss
Apr 08, 2016