Traces of bone-eating "zombie worms" have been found in a three million year old fossil from Italy, say researchers.

Bangladesh is to declare three areas in the southern Sundarbans mangrove forest as dolphin sanctuaries to protect freshwater dolphins, officials say.

Scotland's internationally important seabird colonies are continuing to have poor breeding seasons, RSPB Scotland has warned.

Scientists say new research about the genetic make-up of the brain could lead to better understanding of diseases such as Parkinson's.

The UK has been subject to a "disturbing" number of cyber-attacks, the director of communications intelligence agency GCHQ has said.

The government defends its decision to close the Forensic Science Service, which analyses crime scenes in England and Wales.

China is set to launch a unmanned spacecraft on Tuesday to dock with a capsule orbiting the Earth, as part of its work to build a space station.

The world's only known white kiwi survives surgery to remove stones from her gizzard, reports a New Zealand wildlife centre.