Science

It's extraordinarily expressive features boosted our early ancestors' ability to communicate

Billions of years old, it was discovered encased inside a meteorite that fell to Earth in Antarctica

New species of hominin found in the Philippines

This image shows the first ever look at a black hole, which looks like a flaming ring of yellow and red. The black hole, described by scientists as a "monster", is 24billion miles across - 3million times the size of the Earth. It is a LONG way away from here though, at about 300 million trillion miles. It was photographed by a network of eight telescopes across Earth known as the Event Horizon telescope. The telescope is made up of ...

It is so bizarre it has been named Sollasina cthulhu after horror writer H.P. Lovecraft's most famous beast - the inspiration behind the 'Alien' movies

Patients walked over virtual objects on a treadmill - and researchers claim it could help improve balance

As we lose the battle against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, scientists are looking to the underwater forests of kelp to try and find a treasure trove of new drugs

They pilot-tested the technique by researchers from the University of Birmingham at dozens of sites across the English Channel

International climate change models - such as in the Paris Agreement - are based on installing carbon capture at coal and natural gas power stations