SCIENCE

Expert says cold winters that follow eruption could have sparked myth of Ragnarok.

An expedition has begun to find missing parts of the world's oldest known computer

Japan's whaling operation leads agenda at IWC meeting.

Boston Children's Hospital researchers say teenagers who smoke cannabis use drug to manage low moods.

Hurricane Odile hits holiday resort of Los Cabos in western Mexico.

Scientists warn most glaciers on land will melt rapidly in 200 years.

European Space Agency's Rosetta probe has a landing site on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Typhoon Kalmaegi hits north-eastern Philippines with 100mph blasts of wind

Virgin Galactic commercial space flights scheduled for this year have been pushed back to March 2015.

Nasa scientists simulate distant planets' atmospheres to find environments best suited to alien life.

Flight MH198 from Kuala Lumpur to Hyderabad returns to Kuala Lumpur due to auto-pilot problem.

Magic mushrooms help smokers kick the habit.

Study demonstrates human brain continues to work even when we sleep.

Nasa research will help identify signs of life on other planets.

After two years of exploring Martian terrain Nasa's Curiosity rover will begin ascending its final destination.

Weather patterns are blowing sulphur dioxide from Bardarbunga volcano eruption across Iceland

Scientists have successfully transformed skin cells into white blood cells in what holds promise for treating diseases with no cure.

Replacing light with sound, scientists show that it is possible to interact with an atom with sound particles.

The coronal ejection from the solar flare has been downgraded but still has a potential to kick up a geomagnetic storm.

British star gazer's are anticipating nature's greatest light show, the aurora borealis.

Scientists unveil the first ever semiaquatic dinosaur, Spinosaurus aegyptiacus.

Three species discovered from Mesozoic era support theory of Late Triassic evolution of mammals.

Brazil government warns deforestation rate is increasing again in the Amazon rainforest

Conspiracy theories surface regardless of the event or explanation, study finds.

University of Manchester study shows graphene can be turned into graphene oxide and used as paint.

Astronomers at Kavli IPMU, University of Tokyo, have found evidence of a blue star using Hubble

Studies on the movement of the earth's plates along the Anatolian Fault suggest a major quake could hit Istanbul in the coming years.

Scientists say surface above volcano's crater sinking amid powerful tremors.

Nasa says the solar flare poses no danger to anyone on Earth or the astronauts living aboard the International Space Station.