The technique of applying electrical impulses to stimulate the muscles of paralysed limbs can now fit inside an implantable device, researchers say.

Fish can shrink in length by as much as 10% during particularly harsh winters, according to scientists.

Promises countries have made to control carbon emissions will see temperatures rise by up to 4C during this century, a UN report concludes

A Californian animal shelter seeks adoptive homes for 1,000 rats rescued from a house the rodents had infested and virtually destroyed.

Scientists develop a method to estimate the age of a suspect from blood left at a crime scene.

At least 30 genes appear to play a role in the age at which girls reach puberty, according to an international group of scientists.

Papers published by World War II codebreaker Alan Turing fail to sell - raising hopes they could be kept in the UK.