A Russian spacecraft carrying three astronauts to the ISS is due to launch shortly, after a crash in August delayed manned space travel.

A 400m-wide asteroid passes by Earth, on a path closer to the planet than the Moon, much to the delight of astronomers.

Conservationists bring one of the world's most threatened bird species to the UK in order to start a captive breeding programme.

The UK government's continued failure to meet EU air pollution standards is cutting some people's life expectancy by two years, a report by MPs says.

An operation to release a 6ft conger eel to the wild so he can find love is due to get underway.

Research has linked a common industrial solvent to a six-fold increase in the chances of developing Parkinson's disease.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urges world leaders to establish a climate fund to help countries worst affected by climate change.

New research has found that radioactive material in parts of north-eastern Japan exceeds levels considered safe for farming.