The critically endangered Javan rhino is now extinct in Vietnam after the last surviving animal was killed, according to a report by conservation groups.

A kingfisher appears to have broken a new record by travelling more than 600 miles from Poland to Suffolk.

A lorry carrying at least 20 million bees overturns in the US state of Utah, temporarily closing a highway as its cargo escapes.

Linn Duchaill, one of the first Viking settlements in Ireland, is found and explored.

Archaeologists analyse evidence surrounding a US bomber crash on the Isle of Skye, and say it backs local accounts of the incident.

Space telescopes unravel the mystery of a gigantic, fast-growing supernova that was first recorded by Chinese astronomers nearly 2,000 years ago.

The artificial intelligence community is mourning John McCarthy, a pioneer in the field, who coined the term AI.

The NHS needs to "urgently" develop the tools and expertise need to take advantage of a revolution in genetic testing, a report says.