A giant water bug is photographed eating a juvenile turtle in an unusual predatory role reversal.

Incentives, such as garden makeovers and fruit-and-veg vouchers, can help convince home-owners to invest in energy saving measures, a study suggests.

The part of the brain used by people who can "see like a bat" has been identified by researchers in Canada.

Arctic reindeer can see into the ultra-violet spectrum, according to new research by an international team.

The brains of people with autism are chemically different to healthy ones, according to researchers.

A man had enough illegal poison to "wipe out the entire Scottish golden eagle population" several times over, a court hears.

The Health and Safety Executive has taken action against an animal health laboratory at the centre of a foot and mouth outbreak four years ago.

The Mayor of London Boris Johnson launches a scheme that allows electric car users to charge their vehicles across the city.