Campaigners have criticised government plans to remove the legal requirement for scientists on the Advisory Council for the Misuse of Drugs.

The Oriental hornet has a unique ability to trap the sun's rays and harvest solar energy, scientists discover.

The second week of the UN climate summit in Cancun opens with cautious optimism and a sense of willingness to compromise.

The UN's former top climate official Yvo de Boer has accused developing countries, such as India and China, of trying to rewrite the Bali Action Plan.

An analysis of "rusticles" brought up from the icy depths of the Titanic wreck nearly 20 years ago has turned up an entirely new species.

On the sidelines of the UN climate summit, a plan is being hatched to charge cargo ships on the basis of their emissions.