Male fly's courtship song switches on female's immune system as she prepares to guard against potential infection from mating, say scientists.

Culling does not effectively control the contagious cancer threatening the Tasmanian devil, finds a new study.

The home of World War II codebreakers at Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire is awarded a £4.6m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

New Zealand condemns Japan's decision to resume whaling in Antarctic waters later this year, calling it "entirely disrespectful".

The Nobel prize for chemistry has gone to a single researcher for his discovery of the structure of quasicrystals.

A whale that got into difficulty on South Uist on Tuesday has died, after attempts to rescue it are abandoned.

Milton Keynes pest controllers issue a warning after a biting spider's nest is found in a garden in Bletchley.

A new campaign is being launched to try to rid the world of guinea worm.