Playing a musical instrument throughout your life protects your hearing in old age, a Canadian study has found.

Men appear to be biologically wired to care for their babies, say researchers who have discovered levels of testosterone go down after becoming a dad.

Scientists in Scotland are undertaking pioneering research to create life from inorganic chemicals.

Different urbanisation policies have varying impacts on a region's ecosystem services such as flood mitigation and food production, researchers report.

Idle home computers are being sought to help analyse mountains of astronomical data set to be produced by new telescopes.

A sophisticated new camera system can detect lies just by watching our faces as we talk, researchers say.

Yoshihiko Noda calls for nuclear plants halted after the Fukushima crisis to be restarted, but pledges a shift away from nuclear in the long term.

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard introduces her bill for a controversial carbon tax to parliament, amid cheers and howls.