Clever New Caledonian crows are able to use mirrors to find hidden food, according to scientists.

Electrically stimulating the brain can help to speed up the process of learning, scientists have shown.

Six Italian scientists and a former government official are due to go on trial for manslaughter over the 2009 earthquake in L'Aquila.

A naturally occurring chemical in the dogfish shark could be a safe and potent weapon against human viruses, say scientists.

US researchers demonstrate how power cells fuelled by bacteria can be self-powered and produce a limitless supply of hydrogen.

Europe is looking to play a significant role in America's plans for the manned exploration of deep space by providing the unit that would push the new US Orion astronaut capsule across space.

Researchers say just nine of 137 developing countries will achieve ambitious targets to improve the health of women and children.

Japan's biggest weapons maker is investigating a cyber attack, believed to be the first of its kind against the country's defence industry.