The government's chief scientist tells BBC News that officials "got it wrong" by failing to predict the impact of the volcanic ash cloud emergency last year.

Research predicts the science-fiction mainstay of "tractor beams", showing that precisely-shaped laser beams can draw small particles backward.

Intelligence papers on a reported UFO sighting known as the "Rendlesham incident" have gone missing, files from the National Archives reveal.

A new wildlife bill which includes stricter regulations on animal snares is passed by MSPs.

Special nets baited with cat food are used in a bid to establish the extent of the spread of a "killer shrimp" in south Wales.

Impact of China's severe drought may be felt worldwide

Sustainability experts plan to set up a "people's watchdog" on green government when the spending axe falls on the official body next month

Our homes are getting warmer just as the powers-that-be are asking us to turn our thermostats down. How cool is too cool for a house?