UK space scientists and engineers design a mission to investigate a potentially hazardous asteroid.

Archaeologists working in Syria find the remains of youths probably killed in a fierce battle 6,000 years ago.

Even environmentally aware people are unwilling to reduce the amount of flying they do, research shows.

Astronomers using the Spitzer telescope detect a torrent of water-ice pelting an embryonic star system.

Clearing dust storms on Mars allow Nasa's robotic rovers to increase their workload.

About 140 million people globally face arsenic poisoning from drinking water, more than previously realised.

There is no evidence that US astronauts have been drunk on space missions, Nasa's top safety chief reports.

Ancient orchid pollen trapped in amber shows that the plants were blooming at the time of the dinosaurs.

Scientists in Scotland are awarded £400,000 to create a volcano warning device to help protect Montserrat.

A "Spider-man" suit allowing wearers to scale vertical walls could one day be a reality, according to a study.