Researchers describe a completely new way to pack information into radio, TV, and wi-fi signals - shown off at a public experiment in Venice.

Researchers in the US have built a prototype which could generate electricity from waste water.

Poor numeracy is hitting Britain's economic performance and ruining lives, according to a new charity launched to champion better maths skills.

The belief that older people tend to suffer worse sleep may be false - in fact the reverse may be true, according to US researchers.

Babies born just a few weeks early have a slightly higher risk of health problems in infancy, a study of 14,000 children suggests.

The world famous penguin parade at Edinburgh zoo is going to be cancelled for the next three months.

A Nasa spacecraft detects oxygen around one of Saturn's icy moons

DNA evidence suggests some Scandinavian trees survived the last Ice Age, contradicting the widely held notion that vegetation was wiped out by a great ice sheet.