A tiny water boatman is the loudest animal on Earth relative to its body size, a study reveals.

The UK's greenhouse gas emissions are not falling fast enough to meet government targets, say the Committee on Climate Change.

A barrier is installed between two Scottish rivers in an attempt to block the spread of non-native North American signal crayfish.

Uncertainty surrounds the extent to which householders will change their behaviour when new smart meters are introduced, a report says.

Torness nuclear power station reactors are shut down after jellyfish are found in the sea water entering the plant.

Astronomers detect a colossal black hole whose behaviour makes it the brightest object yet seen in the early Universe.

US and European efforts to send joint missions to Mars in 2016 and 2018 are slowed by an inability on the part of the Americans to provide a full financial commitment to the projects.

More than four million PCs have been enrolled in a botnet security experts say is almost 'indestructible'