Researchers have released the largest-ever picture of the whole sky, comprising trillions of pixels, in a publicly-available bounty of astronomy data.

The endangered giant panda thrives in old forest that has never been logged, research shows - as China debates ending a logging ban in the region.

Feeding wild birds during the breeding season may delay the start of the dawn chorus, suggests a study on great tits.

Forestry officials in the north-east Indian state of Assam demand the creation of a no-pesticide zone around the famous Kaziranga game sanctuary.

A pilot project to see if cash crops can be grown in the salty ground of India's coastal areas is launched, scientists tell the BBC.

Snowy owls use white feathers as a beacon to dazzle rivals

The European project to develop a space plane to take fare-paying passengers above the atmosphere is still very much alive, says EADS Astrium.

The standard way of tagging penguins for science - putting bands around their flippers - affects their survival and reproduction, scientists find, raising questions about whether past research is still valid.