The unique saw-like chew of a New Zealand reptile could be the secret of its success, say scientists.

A yellow submarine is on a mission beneath the surface of Lough Erne in County Fermanagh in search of an alien species, zebra mussels.

Wind farms should be further from homes to protect people from noise in some circumstances, a group of AMs says.

Fraunhofer, Europe's largest contract research organisation, is to set up its British HQ and create a research hub in Glasgow.

Public mistrust of the Big Six energy firms may undermine government plans for its planned Green Deal, according to the International Energy Agency.

Research on cricket balls as they are subjected to varying humidity suggests that it does not affect the phenomenon of "swing bowling".

Washing lungs before they are transplanted could increase the number of organs suitable for donation, according to doctors in Newcastle.

Plans which could have allowed some gamekeepers in England to capture buzzards and destroy their nests to stop them eating pheasants are abandoned.