The world's largest artificial cave was designed to withstand thousands of tons of explosives and 8-magnitude earthquakes, as well as atomic and hydrogen bombs.
Galaxies are moving away far faster than Einstein's theory can account for.
Around 10,000 films were created covering 210 nuclear tests conducted by the US, which are now being digitised.
The chemical origins of fluorescence are molecules known as hyloins.
Unusual question was asked in Indian Parliament.
The island in the South Atlantic Ocean has one of the richest ecosystems on Earth - but it barely survived the last ice age.
Some 62 people have died and 12,000 homes have been destroyed across Peru.
Fisheries fight back as Marine Conservation Society says haddock stocks are below acceptable levels.
Land donated by Kristine McDivitt Tompkins will form part of a network of 17 national parks
Egypt antiquities minister says discovery of likeness of Psamtek I is still of huge significance.
The first land on Earth was a bit like Iceland is now, analysis of the ancient crust reveals.
A female was spotted grooming the body of her adopted son, who had died from a lung infection.
Specific proteins could be responsible for tardigrades' impressive resilience.
IBTimes UK visits Changara district, where charity World Vision is assisting drought-hit communities.
Ho Van Lang was taken into the jungle by his father at the height of the Vietnam War and lived there until 2013.
Space agency said it would be 'reshaping' its focus based on the resources available.
A tibia belonging to one of these felines was recovered in river deposits.
It may be possible to maintain polar bear harvest in the Arctic without causing more harm to polar bears.
NOx gases are pollutants, but can be used in chemical processes to create nitrogen-containing drugs.
Nasa experiments have shown how bubbles may form in cold liquid methane on the surface of Titan.
A tourist stumbled across the scene in Kenya.
The discovery was made using deep space telescopes in Australia and Nasa's Chandra and NuStar.
Scientists propose to apply Albert Einstein's theory of relativity to achieve this feat.
The country's foreign ministry said damages caused to its coral reef could amount to a criminal act.
Up to 28in of snow fell in parts of Ontario, Quebec and the coastal Maritimes region.
Scientists have compared the costs of different swimming styles to dolphins and whales.
During past warming events, some mammals have considerably decreased in size.
A lack of sea ice in the far north is having far-reaching effects on air quality elsewhere in the world.
At the peak of galaxy formation, normal matter appears to have dominated the cosmos.
Global action is urgently needed to save coral reefs.