Perseids to peak between 11 and 13 August with up to 100 meteors per hour.
Doctors found a tooth growing in the nose of a 22-year-old Saudi Arabian man suffering nosebleeds.
The Wildlife Conservation Society demands ivory stockpiles be destroyed and all markets shut down
Researchers from Gibraltar Museum found first evidence of hominids eating birds in Gibraltar cave
Astronomers detect largest known stream of hydrogen gas in space.
California scientists report dramatic growth of grafted stem cells in rat spinal cord injuries
Scientists say bioluminescent sharks adapted to see light patterns in dark.
Google has added beautiful Nasa photos of the Moon and Mars to Google Earth. Here's how to use it
US think tank claim satellite images show increased activity at the secretive state's Yongbyon nuclear site
ESA's Rosetta spacecraft takes first pictures of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Environmental study shows earth's oceans today contain about 60,000 to 80,000 tons of mercury pollution.
Photos show California wildfires that have burned over 100,000 acres in just a few days.
Researchers reveal that not all supernovas destroy the stars within them
Scientists launch five year project to study Africa's volcanoes.
Hawaii to be served double blow as Julio and Iselle move towards islands.
Firefighters are battling the largest forest fire in Sweden's modern history.
Long ridiculed scientist Roger Shawyer has been vindicated by new Nasa tests of his EmDrive technology.
British scientist Roger Shawyer tests his highly controversial space propulsion technology called EmDrive.
Xiong Zhengfen, 88, rescued from earthquake debris as death toll jumps from 410 to 589.
European Space Agency's Rosetta probe rendezvous with Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
Using selective breeding scientists have been able to change the colour of a butterfly's wings.
Brain can make snap judgments on trustworthiness of faces even before it is conscious of the same, finds study.
New dog-sized dinosaur species found in La Quinta Formation in Venezuela.
'C/2013 A1 Siding Spring' comet will hurtle past Mars this October in close encounter
Yoshiki Sasai found dead following retraction of research paper into stem cells.
The next Mars rover to be launched in 2020 will carry in its payload a unit that will try and convert the carbon dioxide in the Martian atmosphere into oxygen.
Brown carbon present in wildfire smoke can contribute to overall global warming, study suggests.
Rosetta spacecraft will reach Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on Wednesday after ten-year journey
First-ever electric traffic lights were installed in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1914.
Rural Fermanagh's opposition to fracking shows the UK-wide debate in microcosm.