The Large Hadron Collider is operating again after its winter break, running at higher energies as it seeks new physics and a resolution to the Higgs boson hunt.

More than half of the UK population cannot see the stars clearly because of light pollution, campaigners say.

A Scottish government advert is banned for suggesting China had "gifted" two pandas to Edinburgh Zoo.

Male giraffes' age can be estimated by looking at the colour of their coats, according to researchers.

A pervasive honey bee pest is being tackled by a research project that try to turn its natural defences against it.

World climate change expert Dr James Hansen tells BBC Scotland the UK should not build any more coal-fired power stations.

The UK government funds a prize intended to encourage Britain's first full-scale wave energy projects.

Many medical implants are vulnerable to attacks that threaten the lives of people kept alive by them, say researchers.