Worker bees rebel when faced with the prospect of raising their nephews and nieces, research finds.

Learning a second language can boost brain power, scientists believe.

A genetic test could help predict breast cancer many years and even decades before the disease is diagnosed, research suggests.

Training begins for a pioneering UK project to search for life in a lake hidden beneath the Antarctic ice-sheet.

The largest ever exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci's drawings of the human body

A campaign is being launched to take astronomy to Afghan children, drawing on the rich astronomical heritage of Islam.

Farmers brace for the official end of drought in Australia

The world's most northerly resident population of bottlenose dolphins is "stable", according to new research.