Sniffer dogs can be used to reliably detect lung cancer, according to researchers in Germany.

The US state of Virginia is set to execute a convicted murderer by a lethal injection despite strident objections from the drug's manufacturer.

The first part of an operation to stop a pipeline leaking oil into the North Sea is reported be successful so far.

Scientists from the British Trust for Ornithology track the migration routes of five British cuckoos, using tiny satellite-tracking tags.

Labour launch a campaign arguing that government plans for a cull would not help reduce the spread of cattle tuberculosis.

Scientists produce what they say is the first complete map of how the ice moves across Antarctica.

The US Office of Naval research says that it has successfully tested a new type of explosive material that can dramatically increase the impact of weapons.