Young bats learn new hunting strategies by eavesdropping on other, more experienced bats, according to scientists.

Feeding a supercomputer with news stories could help predict major world events, according to US researchers.

More than 20 new sections of genetic code have been linked to high blood pressure by an international team of scientists.

In the search for more effective cancer treatments, scientists report a way to harness the healing power of the Autumn crocus.

Cats that have been genetically modified to glow in the dark are being used to gain insights into Aids.

One person is killed and at least four are injured after a blast at the southern French nuclear site of Marcoule but there have been no leaks, officials say.

Scientists show off an electronic "sniffer dog" that can identify survivors in trapped buildings from the chemical components of their breath.

An orangutan in Malaysia called Shirley is being weaned off cigarettes that have been thrown to her by zoo visitors, officials say.