Emus and ostriches have bloodless erections, according to researchers, solving a centuries old mystery.

Scientists are widely expected to present evidence on Tuesday that the sought-after Higgs boson particle has finally been glimpsed at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).

The daughter of explorer David Hempleman-Adams who has become the youngest person to ski to the south pole is due to fly home later.

Japan has extended tax breaks for fuel-efficient vehicles, in a bid to help the struggling car industry.

Insecticide use in the tropics is to blame for the re-emergence of bed-bug infestations in the US, a study suggests.

The BBC denies misleading viewers with footage of newborn polar bear cubs filmed in an animal park, rather than in the wild.

Scientists identified more than 200 new species in the Greater Mekong region of south-east Asia in 2010, a report by the WWF conservation group says.