How a 19th Century accident changed neuroscience

US officials fear a public health hazard after an estimated one million sardines that inexplicably washed up in a California marina begin to rot.

Scottish fishing leaders say they hope a fresh round of talks can resolve the long-running wrangle over mackerel quotas.

The adder is disappearing from the UK landscape, while toads, lizards and grass snakes are becoming less common, according to a survey.

The most distant spacecraft from Earth, Voyager 1, is executing a series of roll manoeuvres, proving the 33-year-old explorer is in great shape.

Ice loss from Antarctica and Greenland has accelerated over the last 20 years, research suggests, and will soon become the biggest driver of sea level rise.

Space shuttle Discovery is about to bring its 39th and final mission to a close.

Plans for a cull of badgers in west Wales are on again, eight months after judges forced a halt.