SCIENCE

Startup company Uwingu charges a fee to nominate names for extrasolar planets, which the International Astronomical Union isn't taking kindly to.

The vessel struck the Tubbataha coral reef on April 8 and was carrying 22,000 pounds of meat from the endangered pangolin.

The African Land Snail, a destructive species that can grow to be the size of a rat, has invaded South Florida in huge numbers.

Two more people have died of H7N9 avian flu in Shanghai, and the total number of cases in China has hit 57.

Here's one way to live-stream footage of the aurora borealis, which can apparently be seen from New York Saturday night.

We cover lots of science here at IBTimes, but we can't get to everything. Here's a roundup of news we missed.

Canadian scientists are fighting in a free-speech minefield: Is the grass greener in the U.S. and China?

A newly discovered cache of early Jurassic dinosaur embryos contains a surprising find: organic material.

A new bat with markings that look like a badger (or maybe an Oreo cookie) has turned up in South Sudan.

A meteorology team at Colorado State University predicts an "above average" Atlantic hurricane season.

A new semi-autonomous swimming robot can scout for marine biologists, oil companies or border-control agencies.

Wily bedbugs can't escape the sharp hairs of kidney bean leaves, which aim right for vulnerable spots.

Fed by human carbon output, the supersized crabs are coming, and they could do grave damage to the ecosystems they inhabit.

Hurricane cocktails are a complex chemical bouquet, but too many of them might induce a 'metabolic storm.'

A previous version of the drug Diclegis was voluntarily removed from shelves in 1983 over birth defect concerns that were later proven false.

The first casualties of ExxonMobil's oil spill in Mayflower, Ark., are ducks and turtles, but the long-term impacts are uncertain.

IBTimes reporters visited hospitals and markets in China to get a closer look at the avian flu situation.

Sometimes opening a grave is the best way to put questions to rest.

Chinese are turning to traditional medicine and herbal treatments for treatment and prevention of the H7N9 bird flu.

By 2050, the Rocky Mountains will likely be more suitable for wine production than the Mediterranean, new research projects.

The ocellated ice fish, a species that lives in Antarctic waters, has transparent blood and no scales.

Brood II will release billions of cicadas that have spent 17 years underground along the East Coast of the U.S.

NASA is seeking $100 million to capture an asteroid and place it in orbit around the moon.

A new study examines how an individual's suicide risk is linked to home gun ownership, politically conservative beliefs and church membership.

A new kind of venomous spider, with an eight-inch leg span and yellow markings, was discovered in Sri Lanka.

There are numerous stories of wolves, dolphins, and even lions protecting humans.

Scientists using a laser were able to turn certain nerve cells in the prefrontal cortex on and off and control a rat's cocaine-seeking habit.

The H7N9 strain that's sickened at least nine in China has not yet been documented passing from human to human.

Cosmic ray observations showing an excess of positrons could be a flag for dark matter.