A dinosaur found in Australia is almost identical to a well-known fish-eating one from the UK, suggesting northern and southern hemisphere dinos had a lot more in common than previously thought.

A Japanese experiment sees hints that neutrino particles can oscillate between all three types, opening new lines of research to test why matter beat antimatter at the Big Bang.

A rural worker reportedly threatened by illegal loggers is shot dead in Brazil's Amazon, land rights campaigners say - the sixth murder there in a month.

Japan's Fukushima city is to give radiation dosimeters to 34,000 children to assess their exposure from the tsunami-hit nuclear power plant.

The Royal College of Surgeons says many patients are dying, or remaining ill for longer, because surgical research is being starved of funds.

Councillors in Powys demand an urgent review of the Welsh Government's wind farm policy.

Skywatchers in parts of Europe, Africa, Central Asia and Australia are counting on clear skies to enjoy a total lunar eclipse on Wednesday.

A Japanese astronaut posts a message on his Twitter feed from the International Space Station telling followers space travel has given him motion sickness.