Policy makers should drop the word "drought" as a blanket term and move to a sliding scale to describe dry conditions, the Environment Agency says.

The government will publish its long-awaited draft energy bill later, designed to encourage major investment in clean energy generation.

Great white egrets are nesting in the UK for the first time at the Shapwick Heath National Nature Reserve in Somerset.

Results of an opinion poll that could decide the future of the UK's highly radioactive nuclear waste are to be revealed on Tuesday.

New electricity legislation will avoid a firm commitment to banish coal and gas by the 2030s.

Vast numbers of counterfeit Chinese electronic parts are being used in US military equipment, a key Senate committee investigation finds.

Researchers demonstrate a means to use sections of DNA as individually addressable, rewritable "bits" to store data in living cells.

The spread of an animal parasite across the UK may be hampering moves to curb cattle tuberculosis, research suggests.