A study challenges a theory that abrupt and catastrophic climate change extinguished the last Neanderthals.

Universities are relying on foreign student to prop up key subjects like science and engineering, a report says.

Initial tests suggest the latest foot-and-mouth outbreak in Surrey is the same strain found in the area last month.

The UK must play an active and central role in future human space missions, a report concludes.

Having an older sibling, particularly a brother, can stunt growth, work suggests.

Fewer children under five are dying than ever before, partly due to immunisation campaigns, the UN says.

Astronomers describe a planet orbiting a star near the end of its life - a vision, perhaps, of Earth's future.

Multiple nests of one of the UK's rarest insects are found on the Scottish islands.

A light source 10 billion times brighter than the Sun could soon be helping scientists to read ancient manuscripts.

Rare fragile particles are merged with ordinary electrons to create a new form of matter.

The Russian military tests a giant fuel-air bomb which it says is the biggest non-nuclear device in the world.

Gorillas, corals and vultures are all closer to extinction, according to the latest bleak analysis of the natural world.

A suspected case of foot-and-mouth disease is discovered in the UK near the site of the last outbreak.

The government's chief scientific advisor launches a code of ethics whcih he hopes will spread to labs worldwide.

Experts say mobile phones do not cause short-term health problems - but refuse to rule out a longer-term cancer risk.

Nasa's Mars rover Opportunity runs its wheels over the edge of Victoria Crater, its next big science target.

Nasa's Mars rover Opportunity runs its wheels over the edge of Victoria Crater, its next big science target.

It may be time to stop defining death purely in medical terms, an academic argues.

The three main political parties are failing to provide "consistent leadership" on green issues, says a report.

Achilles tendons play a critical role in human running ability, a major conference in York has been told.

Scientists find that male chimpanzees will embark on crop raiding for fruit to attract a mate.

Security and surveillance efforts could be bolstered by a simple imaging tool, a scientist claims.

A satellite-tagged bar-tailed godwit takes a week to fly 11,500km from Alaska to New Zealand.

Scientists create a tiny image of the Sun using a technique which could be used to make future silicon chips.