Birds in same-sex pairs are just as attached and faithful to each other as those paired with a member of the opposite sex, say scientists.

US researchers say they have identified how a high-fat diet can trigger type 2 diabetes.

A survey of seaweed on the coast of England finds a purple sponge off the Norfolk coast which has never been discovered in Britain before.

Scientists have discovered how cancerous cells can "elbow" their way out of tumours, offering clues for new drugs to prevent cancers spreading.

A Formula One fan has had his wish of a new bionic hand fulfilled after a plucky letter to Ross Brawn.

Sir Malcolm Campbell's grandson vows to return to the beach where his own son failed to smash the UK land speed record for an electric car.