Parts of England face "crippling drought" with some rivers and groundwater levels lower than in 1976, it is warned ahead of a drought summit.

Will new developements in research lead to a breakthrough?

Dutch scientists use stem cells to create strips of muscle tissue, from which they hope to make the world's first lab-grown hamburger later this year.

South Africa is to deploy hundreds of troops along its borders to help fight international gangs smuggling rhino horns, the government says.

Chris Hadfield will become the first Canadian to command the International Space Station during his upcoming spell on the orbiting outpost.

Ants retain retain the scent of insects they have fought with, enabling the whole colony to collectively "know its enemies", say scientists.

Scientists report promising results for an experimental pancreatic cancer drug treatment.

Scientists in Russia raise plants from fruit stored away by squirrels 30,000 years ago, smashing the previous age record.