Chimpanzee brains do not suffer age-related brain shrinkage as humans do, indicating that old age has evolved to "pay for" our bigger brains.

Three osprey chicks born in a man-made nest on a Powys nature reserve are fitted with satellite trackers to follow their flight to Africa.

A new method for detecting bootleg Scotch whisky could help safeguard one of the country's most important industries, it is claimed.

Why Chile is hosting the world's most powerful super-telescopes

South Korea's ambitions to enter the Indian energy market receive a big boost as the two countries sign a nuclear deal.

Scientists examining the exhumed remains of South American independence hero Simon Bolivar say they are unable to determine the cause of his death.

Physicists show single photons cannot exceed the vacuum speed of light - meaning that the simplest form of time travel is impossible.

The UN's top nuclear official says the use of atomic power will continue to grow around the world, despite the crisis at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi plant.