Monkeys trained to play computer games have helped to show that it is not just humans that feel self-doubt and uncertainty, a study says.

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill's effects on sealife will not be fully established for a decade, says a scientist at the AAAS science conference.

New Zealand calls for help from Australia and the US to save the last sustainable fisheries of the Pacific before it is too late.

Investing $1.3 trillion (£800bn) each year in green sectors would deliver long-term stability and growth in the global economy, a UN report suggests.

How wheelchairs could be controlled by thought alone

Luxury car maker Rolls-Royce will unveil an electric version of its Phantom flagship model at next month's Geneva motor show.

Sheep aren't often portrayed as the most intelligent of creatures - but new research has found they might be a lot more intelligent than previously thought.

The arrival of a Nasa probe in orbit around Mercury will transform our understanding of the innermost planet.