SCIENCE

The space shuttle is part of the long-term roadmap recently revealed by the main contractor for China's space programme.

The Gradient Fingerprint Mapping system allows researchers to study the effects of melting ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica on 293 major port cities.

The fortress, which once belonged to the Iron Age Urartian civilisation, was built at a time when water levels were much lower than they are today.

Loss of high-energy electrons into Earth's upper atmosphere leads to beautiful auroral displays.

Photographers around the world are invited to submit their work in any or all of four categories: Wildlife, Landscape, Underwater and Aerial.

Incredible footage shows large crowd gathering around agitated leopard as a team of animal experts attempt to capture it.

"Someone licked their hand at some point and tasted that flavour," said Matthew Barrett who made the discovery along with his colleagues.

Swedish authorities have decided not to put down a a rare white elk that went viral earlier this year.

Nasa's space nuclear reactor tech could "empower" future Mars colonies, transforming the planet's resources into water, oxygen and more.

The Egyptian Museum in Cairo opened a display of the never-seen-before items which include gold 55 pieces of fabric adorned with gold.

Trophies of Elephants hunted between 2016 and 2018 in Zambia and Zimbabwe are likely to be allowed into the US.

The fireballs flashed across the night sky for a few seconds before disappearing.

A team from the University of Lyon 2 spent around six weeks on a search operation at Cluny Abbey in France. They unearthed a treasure trove of medieval coins and gold.

The overnight deluge hit the industrial towns of Nea Peramos and Mandra, about 27km (17 miles) west of Athens, trapping dozens of people in their homes or cars.

A new immersive virtual reality (VR) experience is offering a groundbreaking way of visualising and interacting with 3D brain scans like never before.

Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities said that although the coffin was in a bad condition, the mummy itself was well-preserved and featured decorations of sky god Khebr and Isis.

Nasa has been looking at Earth with satellites for decades now and there is a lot of information that the space agency has in the form of images. Here are a few of the best ones.

Nasa flew a special aircraft over the Larsen C ice shelf, capturing several stunning photos of the massive A-68 iceberg that broke off from Antarctica earlier this year.

The famous cosmic event occurs when Earth passes through the trail of debris left behind by icy comet Tempel-Tuttle.

The exoplanet has been designated Ross 128 b and is the second closest temperate planet to be found after Proxima b.

The UAE plans to grow tomatoes, lettuce, strawberries and date palms inside giant domes on the Red Planet.

With this new camera, astronomers will be able to scan the sky quickly to discover near-earth asteroids, comets, explosion of giant stars, and supermassive black holes.

Researchers are theorising that slope streaks on Mars could be the result of water flowing and not from dust storms and earthquakes.

The spacecraft will be entering the atmosphere of the red planet at speeds going beyond 12,000mph.

Analytic thinking is not sufficient to promote skepticism toward various unfounded beliefs, according to new research.

Nasa plans to continue studying the effects of space on humans, with several missions lined up over the coming years.

Pacific islands are expected to sink and erode by 2100 due to climate change, scientists warn. Baron Waqa discussed global warming and Paris Agreement with Pope Francis.

Scientists predict there is a "100% chance" of spotting gravitational waves from supermassive black holes within a decade.

Scientists believe that a Sauropod that weighed 35 tonnes was responsible for making massive 110-step trackways.