Most global car executives do not see a reasonably priced electric vehicles being available in the next five years, a survey suggests.

A series of decisions to cut costs contributed to the BP oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, a US presidential panel has found.

Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman calls for a fundamental rethink of the EU Common Agricultural Policy.

Is there more to choir boys' and girls' voices than meets the ear?

The parasite which causes malaria is not very good at spreading the disease if it is jet lagged, new research shows.

New smart packaging - which flags up when food is going off - is being developed in Glasgow.

Scientists use X-rays to establish the feeding habits of everyone's favourite fossils - the ammonites.

Almost all methane released by the Deepwater Horizon leak was swallowed by bacteria - which could help understand future climate processes in the Arctic, scientists report.