Up to 10 times more oil than originally estimated is now thought to be leaking from a cargo ship stranded on a reef off the New Zealand coast, officials say.

The government's "schizophrenic attitude" to climate change is undermining investor confidence in low-carbon industries, a committee of MPs warns.

A pioneering British expedition to sample a lake under the Antarctic ice sheet could find new forms of life and clues to climate change.

Scientist at Oxford University trial a new car that can "see" the world around it.

The Fukushima disaster provides no reason to restrict UK nuclear reactors or stop building new ones, the official nuclear regulator has concluded

A species of bee believed to be extinct in Britain is found in East Sussex 65 years after it was last seen.

Parents warned on companies' stem cell promises

A salamander can shoot out its elastic tongue at extremely high speeds, even when its body temperature drops, slow-motion footage reveals.