SCIENCE

A project to freeze soil around the Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant has started, estimated to finish in 2020.

A second scan will be conducted in Tutankhamun's tomb, but some experts doubt the existence of secret chambers.

Navigation expert Roger McKinlay says humans need to cherish their natural navigational skills.

There are just two weeks left to enter the Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2016 competition.

Astronauts will live in the habitat for a few hours at a time for the two years that it will remain aboard for testing.

At least one person is reported to be in critical condition.

Two amateur astronomers capture stunning footage as an object smashes into the planet.

Water shortages may become common in Asian countries by 2050 but climate change alone is not to blame.

Nasa reaches another milestone in beginning their Mars mission as hundreds of documents clear evaluation.

Models suggest early projections for sea level rise are incorrect, and we could see a 1m rise by 2100.

Homo floresiensis suddenly disappeared from the Indonesian island 50,000 years ago, scientists discover.

A large stele discovered in a temple could hold clues regarding the deity revered by the Etruscans.

Strange motions in the Solar System bolster the quest to discover Planet Nine.

Flight engineer Tim Peake is spending six months on ISS with US and Russian crew members.

A five-year long project plans to decipher the ways cats communicate between themselves and with humans.

The 20mm-long Idmonarachne brasieri showed similarities to spiders, although it could not spin webs.

Evidence from Jomon period in Japan reveals hunter-gatherers were not all warmongers.

British astronaut Tim Peake gives historic live interview from the International Space Station.

Paleontologists have dated the skull of a Siberian unicorn to 27,000 BC.

An earthquake hazard map shows people are at risk in central and eastern US states.

JAXA says it is still receiving signals from the $273m satellite, but has admitted to the JSpOC's findings on Twitter.

Lava tubes beneath surface of the moon could be used to provide shelter for the first human settlers.

Environmental conditions resolve long-standing mystery of bird behaviour differences when feeding chicks.

Nearly 30 years after the world's worst nuclear accident a huge structure designed to contain radiation is nearing completion.

Photographer Will Burrard-Lucas has published a new book on the places every wildlife enthusiast should visit.

The high winds, which were measured at nearly 106 mph, have left road conditions hazardous.

The winners of the Open and Youth sections of the 2016 Sony World Photography Awards have been announced.

Only four of 520 northern reefs between Cairns and Torres Strait unaffected by bleaching.

The heat was 'relentless,' says director of the National Snow and Ice Data Center.