Humankind's most distant emissaries are flying through a turbulent sea of magnetism as they seek to break free of our Solar System.

Parts of the east of England are now in a state of drought, with areas elsewhere also at imminent risk, the government says.

Scientists rescue a tiny, endangered skink from its last refuge in Mauritius.

Scientists find that a primitive organism used in "unconventional computing" research prefers sleeping tablets to its normal food sources.

Phil Jones, the climate scientist at the centre of "ClimateGate", says previous comments on global temperatures have been superseded by new data.

A leatherback turtle is the cause for excitement at a wildlife trust after being spotted in the sea off Scotland.

Cross-checks on data that hinted at the discovery of a new sub-atomic particle fail to support the observation, say researchers.

A joint US-Argentina satellite to map the saltiness of seawater is launched from California.