Rarely-seen behaviour of ant queens working together has been recorded by a BBC film crew.

Researchers propose a means to slowly rid low-Earth orbit of the largest bits of "space junk" that threaten satellites and manned missions.

Scotland looks set to have one less Munro, after a Highland mountain comes up short in a height test.

Soy appears to do nothing to relieve the symptoms of menopause, scientists say, despite the high hopes of many.

The tsunami caused by the Tohoku earthquake in Japan broke off large chunks of ice from part of Antarctica, a study shows.