The new head of UK research has said that he won't centrally direct scientific research.

The huge diversity of frogs we see today is mainly a consequence of the asteroid strike that killed off the dinosaurs, a study suggests.

The brain's wiring as never seen before.

About 20 per cent of male fish in UK rivers are now showing female characteristics.

After President Trump withdrew from a climate agreement, Prof Hawking warns of the threat from global warming.

Stephen Hawking warns over Donald Trump's climate policy in a BBC interview marking his 75th birthday.

A powerful rocket, the Long March-5 Y2, failed an hour after lift-off from Hainan island.

Ministers say ending the arrangement will help the UK take back control of access to its waters.

Japanese underwater photographer Ryo Minemizu has photographed the plentiful but often ignored residents of the ocean.

The Mexican government is to use US Navy-trained dolphins to locate and herd endangered vaquitas.

Wild mallard ducks have been spotted hunting and eating migratory birds to the surprise of scientists.

Searing weather across the UK and Europe was made more likely by human-induced climate warming say scientists.

Bees are dying out in winter because of the pesticides used to protect crops.

The largest study to-date on neonicotinoid pesticides concludes they harm honeybees and wild bees.

The UK's biggest space company takes the next step in its project to boost wi-fi in planes over Europe.