Canada wildfire: First photos show scenes of utter devastation in Fort McMurray
Photos show scenes of utter devastation, with homes levelled to the ground and street after street reduced to nothing more than blackened foundations.
Watch Mercury sail across the face of the sun in rare celestial event
The 'Mercury transit' takes place around 13 times every 100 years, with the last event taking place in 2006.
First global assessment of world's plants reveals 390,900 species known to science
Biologists warn at least 20% of 390,000 plant species are at risk of extinction.
Sea level rise has claimed five islands in the Pacific: first scientific evidence
Five of the Solomon Islands have disappeared because of sea level rise.
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Australia: Habitat loss and disease pushing Queensland koalas to extinction
Koala population has declined in the South-East of Queensland despite protection measures.
King Tutankhamun's tomb: Experts remain divided over existence of hidden chambers
An international conference in Egypt has highlighted need for new tests on King Tut's tomb.
Brownsea Island: Leprosy in Britain's red squirrels to be investigated in conservation effort
Scientists in Dorset are investigating leprosy transmission in the protected species.
Leicester City fans cause 0.4-magnitude 'Vardyquakes' at final home game
Jamie Vardy's goal in Foxes' 3-1 win against Everton triggers minor earthquake.
Please pick up coyote poop, plead US parks officials to Los Angelenos
Scatological survey is intended to find out what urban coyotes eat.
Canada wildfire: Tim Peake captures visible magnitude of devastation from space
The raging Canadian wildfire has destroyed over 1,600 homes and could last for months.
Canada fire: Justin Trudeau says Canadian government will match Red Cross donations
Catastrophe could be one of the costliest disasters in Canadian history
Cosmic particles reveal what the inside of ancient Egypt's pyramids look like
Scans Pyramids project have used muon particles to create an internal 3D map of Egypt's Bent Pyramid.
Britain is warmest place in Europe as UK sees its hottest day so far
Yesterday saw some scorching temperatures, but today will see even hotter weather, forecasters say
Canada fire: Fort McMurray resident calls the Alberta firestorm 'Armageddon'
Residents describe scenes from their torched home town as a 'war zone'.
London outshines Mediterranean as Britain heads towards its hottest summer in 40 years
Forecasters are predicting the hottest summer seen in Britain in 40 years.
Mount St Helens recharges its magma stores through multiple quakes
Multiple small earthquakes have occurred beneath Mount St Helens.
Canada fire: Fort McMurray wildfire could 'double in size'
Lack of rain means wildfire that has forced 80,000 people from their homes will keep spreading.
Why are we still searching for the Loch Ness monster?
The Loch Ness monster probably does not exist, so why are people still searching?
Poland: Ancient remains of knights towers reveal life in the middle ages
Medieval Polish knights lived in wooden towers – remains of which have been found in the region of Silesia.
Atopodentatus unicus: Hammerhead sea monster was world's first vegetarian reptile
'Strangely toothed' creature that lived 242 million years ago was first herbivorous reptile.
Sanctuary of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Nectanebo I discovered in Heliopolis
Archaeologists uncover evidence for 2,400-year-old sanctuary of Nectanebo I.
Kublai Khan's long-lost royal palace potentially discovered beneath Beijing's Forbbiden City
Relics from Yuan dynasty found in Forbidden City lay the clues to palace's likely location.
Luxury coffee demand leads to Kopi Luwak toddy cats 'caged on Bali roads'
The cages cut into the civets' feet and cause the animal distress.
California's San Andreas fault ready to explode, warns seismic expert Thomas Jordan
The southern part of the fault is 'locked, loaded and ready to roll'.
Da Vinci's DNA: Leonardo Project to reveal secrets of Renaissance master
Leonardo Project sets out to produce in-depth genetic profile of Da Vinci.
Alberta wildfire moves south, forcing more evacuations in Canada's oil sands
The wildfire raging near Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada, has moved south, forcing more evacuations after 88,000 people fled their homes.
Transit of Mercury 2016: When is it and how do you watch the rare astronomical phenomena?
Mercury will transit across the Sun on 9 May and will be visible from the western hemisphere.
Turkey: 2,000-year-old tablet in shrine to jockey reveals ancient horse racing rules
A tablet discovered in an ancient shrine describes the rules of horse racing at the time.
Nazca Lines: Mysterious new animal geoglyph discovered in Peruvian desert
A Japanese team has discovered a new geoglyph shaped as an animal, with a potential spiritual purpose.
Hubble Telescope captures unprecedented view of Milky Way's 'galactic core'
The telescope's infrared camera allows scientists to peer into the heart of our Milky Way
Iron Man and Captain America costume designer makes spacesuits for Elon Musk's SpaceX astronauts
Hollywood costume designer Jose Fernandez was commissioned by Elon Musk to create spacesuit for SpaceX.
Poaching, trophy-hunting and severe habitat loss threaten world leopards
Global leopard population is on the decline and has lost 75% of its historic territory.
Daisy Ridley endorses Nasa's first female launch director
Ridley said Nasa's female employees 'continually inspire girls to enter the space programme'.
Mercury: 'First rock from the sun' in transit
People in the UK and US will be able to see Mercury pass the Sun on 9 May
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