SCIENCE

New Zealand has been rocked by a series of powerful earthquakes over the years.

Caledonian crows can make multiple types of hooks in various shapes and sizes using their sharp bills.

Scientists successfully manage to sequence DNA of baby Tasmanian tiger raising hopes of bringing extinct species back from the dead.

Researchers believe the tomb, which holds the decomposed remains of a person, probably belong to a high-ranking chief or his spouse.

A Neolithic weapon, found buried at the River Thames, could be one of the earliest weapons that was fashioned to kill.

The stars are residents of globular star cluster Messier 79, which is located as far away as 41,000 light-years from the Earth.

Stunning wildlife, aerial, landscape and underwater photos in National Geographic's Nature Photographer of the Year contest.

Warming is causing wind farms to get less efficient in the amount of power they can generate and it is bound to get worse.

After the Queensland police shared the photo on their social media, the post went viral with over two million views and 10,000 comments.

Wildfires, rising sea levels and droughts creating new challenges for city governments, report says.

The company launched and landed its suborbital rocket, inching a step closer to first passenger flights.

The Moon Buggy helped the astronauts to bring back over 200 pounds of rocks from the Moon.

Anthony Ryan took a group of scientists and engineers to Jordan's Za'atari Camp where they worked with Syrian refugees to help build novel solutions to the challenges on site.

Individual microorganisms were found to react differently to stimuli in their environment, according to researchers.

The University of Birmingham and the Big Bang Fair have teamed up to create 8 new constellations inspired by modern personalities, including Olympic champion Usain Bolt.

Thousands of rabbits on an almost deserted Japanese island are struggling because of an influx in tourism.

Kumimanu biceae, which lived around 60 million years ago, is one of the largest and oldest penguin species ever discovered.

A new study lends credibility to the hypothesis that the building blocks for life originated in outer space.

The numerous other artefacts found in the area include an ancient rabbit jaw, the teeth of a mastodon and a mammoth tusk.

The island formed after an undersea volcano rising a mile above seafloor erupted ferociously amid the islands of Tonga in the South Pacific.

American astronauts will be returning to the Moon for the first time since 1972 after trump directed Nasa to start planning.

Dark matter, which scientists are yet to detect, is considered to be the "glue" that binds the galaxies of the universe together.

Even three months after its death, Cassini continues to provide us with new insights into the massive gas giant and its icy rings.

Astronomers want to check whether the asteroid is emitting any artificial radio signals which could indicate that it may be more than just a space rock.

The North Atlantic right whale could go extinct in about 20 years if no action is taken to save them.

The Great Red Spot is one of Solar System's most famous storms measuring 16,000km across, or nearly one and half times as wide as Earth.

The historic mission will also see SpaceX attempt to launch a previously used orbit rocket and a pre-flown Dragon capsule for the first time.

The drawings were discovered at Isaac Newton's childhood home, the Woolsthorpe Manor in Lincolnshire, England.

A new review of cheetah populations in southern Africa suggests there are far fewer of the animals than previously thought.