The consultation to determine the fate of the UK's high-level radioactive waste comes to an end, as West Cumbrian councils say whether they want talks on hosting a repository to go ahead.

Critically endangered Balearic shearwaters may take "female only" migrations to France over the summer, say scientists.

The giant asteroid Vesta has many features that are usually associated with rocky planets like Earth, according to data from a Nasa probe.

The government loses an appeal against a High Court ruling blocking its proposals to cut subsidies for solar panels on homes.

Scientists reckon that 'warp speed' planets could be flying through the galaxy at speeds of up to 30 million miles per hour.

The last known population of woolly mammoths did not "inevitably" die out because of inbreeding and lack of genetic diversity, a study suggests.

Lawyers representing a Nigerian fishing community take oil firm Shell to court in London over alleged unpaid compensation for recent oil spills.

US President Barack Obama pledges to fast-track federal approval for the southern leg of the much-disputed Keystone XL pipeline project.