Spanish scientists document the fascinating behaviour of black kites which decorate their nests with large amounts of white plastic rubbish.

A 160-million-year-old fossil of a flying reptile and an egg found in China allows scientists to sex pterosaurs for the first time.

River experts claim they have finally found the precise source of the River Tay, the longest river in Scotland.

A 'body-snatching' worm infects caterpillars and then turns them red, the first parasite known to change its host's colour to avoid being eaten.

The biggest rocket ever to launch from the US West Coast has lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base on a classified mission.

A Taser stun weapon designed to be used on large animals like bears, moose and elk has been unveiled in America.

A top EU legal adviser warns the French government that it must do more to protect endangered hamsters near Strasbourg in eastern France.