Cutting atmospheric soot, methane and ground-level ozone is the quickest way to tackle climate change in the short term , according to a new report.

Engineers are set to start drilling a hole deep below Newcastle in the search for a renewable energy source.

Scientists name a new dinosaur species discovered in Utah "thunder-thighs" because of the huge thigh muscles it would have had in life.

Seagulls learn to doze when others do, triggering 'waves' of sleep through seabird colonies, a study reveals.

About three-quarters of the world's coral reefs are at risk, a major assessment warns, with overfishing and climate change the biggest factors.

Wildlife park polar bear Mercedes has been diagnosed with an incurable condition, her keepers have confirmed.

MSPs back an order to destroy an "invasive" species of deer if it is found in the wild in Scotland.