The gap between male and female life expectancy is closing and men could catch up by 2030, according to an adviser for the Office for National Statistics.

German geologists find evidence that a tsunami recorded by the ancient historian Herodotus did indeed save a Greek village from Persian invaders.

A-level science exams do not contain enough maths to allow students to study the subjects at university, say experts.

Previous earthquakes that rivalled the March 2011 Tohoku tremor in size may be recorded in sediment samples just recovered from the seafloor off Japan.

Waves the size of houses rise and fall off the coast of Ireland

Europe's Cryosat spacecraft is now watching the ebb and flow of Arctic sea ice with high precision, report scientists.

The Cassini probe in orbit around Saturn captures evidence of km-sized balls of ice plunging through one of the planet's main rings - its F-ring

UK engineers begin critical tests on the innovative Sabre engine technology that is designed to take a spaceplane into orbit in a single flight stage.