Named the 'Master spirit from the Volga', the reptile's head alone was 1.5 metres long

The new plane will work something like a rocket

A newly discovered feature of the brain, discovered accidentally in a Finnish laboratory, could hold the key to treating diseases such as Alzheimer's and multiple sclerosis

Meltwater from the vast ice sheets on Greenland and Antarctica is increasing the rate

Scientists fear disintegration caused by global warming could be unstoppable

One rotation of each turbine produces enough electricity to power a home for 29 hours

Methane hydrate can be lit on fire in its frozen state and would represent a major new fossil fuel reserve if it could be commercially developed

Giant reptiles could have escaped demise had asteroid that slammed into earth reached planet moments earlier or later, argues BBC documentary

Oceans are expected to contain more plastics than fish by 2050

Researchers warns of 'significant ecological consequences and possible extinction' of some types of tree

Mohenjo Daro is threatened by the baking temperatures of the Indus Valley and the threat from tourists and terrorists

New paper sets out to explain negative correlation between faith and intellect found in dozens of past studies

Image shows atmosphere 'flipping over' within geological basin

When you're trying to teach dozens of students the finer points of history and science, sometimes it's just easier to provide a simpler narrative

It's probably right to call the machine the first 'analogue computer'. But it took a long time to get to the thing you're reading this on today

'This preliminary study is a small but promising step towards a new approach'

Temperature readings are taken in 6,300 different places around the world

Experts said that they wouldn't even want to go near the huge beast

As images of floating carcass rocketed around the internet, the scientific community asked itself: What is it?