SCIENCE

The discovery could provide astronomers new insights into the behaviour of black holes including how they feed on cosmic objects.

Scientists have recorded the Earth's hum, confirming the vibrational signal, which was first detected in 1998, is indeed real.

Musk plans to initiate the mission to Mars with his BFR rocket in 2022.

Remains of extinct sea creature in Estonia reveal details of structure and function of ancient optical organ that could be the oldest eye ever discovered.

At least four major southern California wildfires have prompted the evacuation of about 200,000 people and destroyed hundreds of homes and buildings.

"This primordial atmosphere created by a magma ocean would have been the hottest and wettest Mars ever was".

Video captures animal hero pulling over on busy highway to rescue animal trapped by blaze engulfing large parts of US state.

The granite structure has been relocated to the Grand Egyptian Museum where it will be restored and put on display alongside thousands of other artefacts.

The stunningly well-preserved fossil of the 70-million-year-old dinosaur was reportedly dug up by poachers and smuggled to Europe.

The galaxies are wrapped in a halo of dark matter and are likely going through a burst of star formation activity.

To reach the target of keeping the rise in global warming within two degrees, carbon emissions will have to be cumulatively cut by 15% more than what was first estimated.

Scientists believe the hydraulic system predates the one in Mesopotamia and may be the oldest in the world.

After the moon was carved out of Earth, bombardments continued for millions of years and some of the debris reached the core of the planet.

As UN warns of "ocean armageddon" of plastic pollution, we take a look at how long it takes for commonly used items to rot

Rupert Murdoch's property is in an evacuation zone threatened by blazing wildfires that have hit Los Angeles.

Team of Bristol University scientists show that beer ingredient ethanol is ideal source to make sustainable alternative to petrol.

The oldest complete skeleton of a human ancestor – Little Foot – has been unveiled after a painstaking 20 year excavation at Sterkfontein Caves in Gauteng.

Relic believed to have come from Saint Nicholas confirmed as dating back to around time of his death in 343AD.

A Brazilian physicist believes that the singularity did not exist and that the Big Bang was not an event that kicked off the expansion of the universe.

Palaeontologists say that the new discovery provides more information about the evolution of ancient underwater creature.

Scientists believe that an ancient skeleton discovered in Michigan was kept in a pond to preserve the meat and hide it from predators.

Firefighters are battling to contain at least four wildfires marching across southern California, whipped up by fierce Santa Ana winds.

Preliminary investigations into the crash point out to guidance computer errors that caused the spacecraft to make a 360 degree turn in the wrong direction.

The beating and abuse known as "ketti azhikkal" is regularly inflicted on the animals after they come out of the mating season.

Despite having no sound or music accompanying the GIF, many who watched it claim they can hear a thudding sound every time the skipping pylon lands on the ground.

The exoplanet sits in a potentially habitable zone around its parent star and also has a neighbouring super-Earth, K2-18c.

Bacteria seem to thrive in the Space Station and researchers find that most of them are harmless.

As the UN oceans chief warns we are facing a 'planetary crisis', researchers are trying to replace synthetics with biodegradable fungi.

Two studies have looked at repercussions of childhood traumas into adulthood. Aggressive kids or kids who bully other children are more likely to be unemployed.