Madagascar's mysterious aye aye warms up its extra-long middle finger when searching for dinner, scientists reveal.

Visitors to London's Science Museum are being invited to have their faces scanned in 3D in a project that may help to provide better treatment for facial disfigurements.

Tuberculosis which appears to be totally resistant to antibiotic treatment has been reported for the first time by Indian doctors.

The world's first tidal current energy turbine, in Northern Ireland's Strangford Lough, is given an environmental all-clear by a group of scientists.

Europe's Herschel space telescope produces a majestic new version of a classic astronomical target - the Eagle Nebula.

Mass gatherings, such as the London 2012 Olympics, can be a hotbed of diseases from across the world, public health experts have warned.

On the centenary of Captain Scott's arrival at the South Pole, researchers praise the contribution he and his team made to science.