The sense of smell can be improved through training, potentially even regaining lost sensitivity, research suggests.

The fossil of a prehistoric flying reptile discovered in Dorset is named after satirical artist Gerald Scarfe.

A healed fracture found on a 150,000-year-old skull from China may be the oldest documented evidence of violence between humans.

Geese, ducks and swans that spend winter in the wetlands of Northern Europe are delaying their migration south, say scientists.

A rise in the use of "ozone-friendly" HFCs prompts experts to voice concerns that the potent greenhouse gases could pose problems in the future.

Hackers are believed to have destroyed a pump used to pipe water to thousands of homes in a US city in Illinois.

The trial of two men accused of killing Stephen Lawrence hears there was no written procedure at the time to ensure forensic evidence avoided contamination.

Scientists say they have invented a material that can emit up to two weeks of near-infrared light after one minute's exposure to sunlight.