British engineers are planning to fly a mobile phone in space to test the capability and resilience of today's consumer electronics.

The current food production system is unsustainable and will fail to end hunger unless it is radically redesigned, a report warns.

A prolonged dry spell in parts of northern, central and eastern China is threatening both crops and water supplies, Chinese state media says.

Scientists in Scotland say cooling the brain of patients who suffer a stroke could dramatically improve their recovery.

A gene which encourages cancers to spread around the body has been discovered by the University of East Anglia.

Iran's critically endangered cheetahs are the last remaining survivors of a unique subspecies, genetics experts reveal.

European scientists are being asked whether they still want to go ahead with a pioneering space laser mission as costs on the project escalate.