SCIENCE

Cape Town is in the grips of a drought so severe that it is projected to run out of water on 12 April, becoming the world's first major city to run dry

"This amount of stupidity is very dangerous," one person tweeted.

Researchers have shown mosquitoes are capable of learning and remembering to save their lives from potential human threat.

The moon will be seen in a dramatic reddish hue for a short while, courtesy of a total lunar eclipse.

A British start-up is set to test how magic mushrooms, long-used by drug users to induce trippy hallucinations, can potentially be used to treat severe depression.

"IMAGE's telemetry signals were not received during a routine pass," Nasa said in 2005 declaring the orbiter lost.

One of the world's oldest gorillas in captivity has died at San Diego Safari Park zoo. The gorilla named Vila was the matriarch of five generations.

Archaeologists also found an ochre pebble at another archaeological site at the opposite end of the lake.

Families visited the Tabuk region to enjoy the light snow fall and take photos before it melted away in a few hours.

A professor of social psychology talks to IBTimes UK about why some people are so convinced by conspiracy theories.

China has announced plans to develop a "Polar Silk Road" to take advantage of new shipping routes created as climate change and rising temperatures cause Arctic ice to melt.

These so-called "cosmic messenger particles" are some of the highest energy particles known to science.

The pyramid was built as a tomb, probably around 2560 BC, during Pharoah Khufu's reign - widely known as Cheops.

Space company Rocket Lab has launched a giant reflective disco ball.into orbit, along with two missiles. Astronomers fears it will pollute space, doing more harm than good.

"I'm back! Did you miss me? This selfie is part of a fresh batch of images, direct from #Mars," the Curiosity's twitter team wrote while sharing the amazing selfie.

Archaeopteryx is an important group of bird-like dinosaurs which marks the evolutionary transition between reptilian dinosaurs and birds.

Recycling solid and liquid waste into Marmite and Vegemite "microbial goo" could be the key to lasting food supplies in space.

The massive backup battery recently responded to a crisis at a power plant in milliseconds – setting a record in delivering clean energy.

The new telescopes are not only capable of finding previously undetectable planets but also studying them in detail to determine any similarities to Earth.

Researchers have identified a weird combination of gases that could not exist without the presence of alien life.

These particles, known as aerosols, are the result of urban and industrial pollution, wildfires and other sources.

Scientists have discovered the oldest human fossil ever found outside Africa. It is between 175,000-200,000 years old which means human migration happened 50,000 years earlier than thought.

Reefs are crucial to the health of the marine ecosystem which humans rely on, but they are dying around the globe.

Laser pulse device capable of generating 100 million billion watts of power - greater than the total annual power output of humanity.

A corprolite - fossilised animal poop - found in South Caroline had a huge shark tooth embedded in it. A great predator munched on faeces, whether on purpose or by accident

A live giant squid was spotted in Spanish waters on 7 October 2016. Sighting of the elusive species are rare. This one was most likely killed by a bigger squid.

Rivers across France keep getting more and more swollen as more and more rain falls on the country,.

New research has investigated the amount of light available in the newborn universe, which may offer some clues.

Researchers in Australia believe more populations like the one found could be existing in different habitats.