SCIENCE

After hottest year ever, scorching first month of 2016 racks up scary biggest anomaly from norm

Handlers worried Pacific octopus Kong would eat his mate for the big finale

The species discovered in the Dominican Republic is the first Neotropical species to be found in amber.

The species was found in the harsh conditions of Yellowstone hot springs and lives several miles underground.

Zoltan Istvan is the founder of the Transhumanist Party and its 2016 Presidential candidate.

Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence to hold conference on communicating with aliens in May.

Underground dark matter experiment means there is a good chance we 'see something' by 2019.

Study used high-tech analysis on Egyptian paintings to identify the exact colours used by the artists.

Lovelorn pachyderm gets too up close and personal with the vehicles.

Researchers could attain better accuracy of position by reformulating a series of equations.

Two-year experiment finds cement which could be used to safely store radioactive in underground facility.

Scientists says society must confront idea we will not be needed for labour before it happens.

A population of 160,000 Adelie penguins has dwindled to just 10,000 in Cape Denison on Commonwealth Bay

The artefacts belonged to Queen Hatshepsut, the first ever woman pharaoh to rule ancient Egypt.

Writing gives a glimpse of the mission crewed by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.

As Valentine's Day dawns, IBTimes UK looks at the unwelcome side to love through the ages.

Study finds drought affects 4 billion people worldwide - more than double previous estimates.

Theoretical physics may seem pointless, but it has changed society and continues to do so.

In collaboration with WWF, Will Burrard-Lucas took incredible new camera-trap images of elephants, lions and hyenas.

Super-metal graphene's electrons move at 2.2m miles per hour at room temperature.

ESA bids farewell to Philae lander just over a year after historic comet landing.

It has partnered with Darpa for the Ground X-Vehicle Technologies (GXV-T) programme.

The massive crocodile measured over 5.5m in length.

Mission could uncover way of stopping a meteor strike similar to one that ended dinosaurs.

Why the discovery of gravitational waves is so important to our understanding of the universe.

Researchers said more data is needed to understand causes of patterns and if they will continue.

Remains of four children and a man buried in a strange upright position have been discovered in Germany.

The site has already received over a billion 'spurts' just three days into the campaign.

First US nationwide survey on climate change education shows 54% of teachers explain scientific theory.