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Solomon Islands was struck by two earthquakes within half an hour yesterday, just a day after a deadly quake struck West Java. So why was the comparatively smaller quake in Indonesia more deadly?

This Asian super-power could take a lifetime – or several – to explore. Here’s our guide to help plan your next trip

Bison nearly vanished from the Great Plains

Death toll of Java quake rises to 268, with dozens of schools affected, as rescuers race against time to find survivors

South Africa is famous for its amazingly rich and diverse fossil record. The country’s rocks document more than 3.5 billion years of life on Earth: ancient forms of bacterial life, the emergence of life onto land, the evolution of seed-producing plants, reptiles, dinosaurs and mammals – and humanity.

Every year, meteorite falls happen across the globe. Finding them is an arduous and sometimes dangerous task, but these citizen scientists enjoy the challenge.

Cutting down trees in Bolivia’s Beni region not only damages the environment, it obliterates ancient remains: ‘That part of the archaeological archive is lost’

NASA's most recent Moon mission is stoking the flames of a burgeoning lunar economy.

The European Space Agency is set to approve a study to look at the feasibility of beaming electricity wirelessly from space