The impressive spectacle was caught on camera over the erupting Turrialba volcano in Costa Rica.
Teams from Russia and South Korea are working together to bring the extinct species back to life.
A particular large Australian fur seal was seen this week wandering up a street and climbing on to cars.
Geologists have been drilling a 5km borehole in to rocks measuring in excess of 500 degrees Celsius.
There have been more sightings of the elusive creature this year than during any other this millennium.
British swimmer Ben Hooper has embarked on a seemingly impossible feat of strength and endurance.
One of Thomas Pesquet's first tasks aboard the space station wasn't quite what he was hoping for.
An eagle-eyed Internet user has spotted some peculiar pyramid-shaped structures on Google Earth.
Archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient city and graveyard at Abydos in southern Egypt.
Geologists have managed to link silica deposits on Mars with biological processes occurring on the Earth.
Palaeontologists have unearthed the fossil remains of a gigantic Cretaceous-era ocean predator.
A tree measuring a whopping 309ft tall has been identified alongside 49 other runners-up in Borneo.
Two young boys in Pakistan literally 'power down' after the sun sets and can only move during the day.
Suffering from iron deficiency ? Try dining on a few cooked grasshoppers, crickets and buffalo worms.
The large green reptile slithered out of a ceiling compartment during a routine flight to Mexico City.
The unexpected extra was discovered in a photo taken during a recent tour of an abandoned hospital.
The remote-operated aerial drone managed to cause quite a stir in the cities of Vienna and Graz.
The man thought to be responsible for bringing the virus to North America was actually totally innocent.
Contrary to popular belief, the dinosaurs probably did not make loud roaring noises like in the movies.
An intriguing optical illusion has been caught on camera from the shores of North America's largest lake.