Constrictor snakes are able to sense the heartbeats of their victims and release them only when the heart stops, scientists say.

UK wildlife charities are asking for people's help with a study to see whether hedgehogs are being affected by climate change.

At least 5.7 million bats across 16 US states and Canada have died from White-nose syndrome, scientists studying the fungal ailment say.

Controversial plans for a new airport in the Thames Estuary are to be put out to formal consultation later this year.

A North Yorkshire council is appealing for someone to become the custodian of Whitby's old whalebones.

A vaccine against one of the most common forms of childhood meningitis could reduce the number of deaths in the UK even further.

The warping of space by massive objects has allowed astronomers to spot a small, distant "dwarf" galaxy made overwhelmingly of dark matter.