The retired professor who gave his name to the elusive "God particle" that scientists believe they have found says it was "very nice to be right".

Dogs' ancestral origins reveal why they evolved to "love" meat and bones, according to scientists.

China's space capsule returns to Earth after a mission which saw the country's first manual docking procedure and its first woman in space.

England could spice up its food production by growing more herbs and spices, says a report looking at the nation's future food security.

Limiting the time we spend sitting to just three hours a day could add an extra two years to life expectancy, experts calculate. But how useful is this estimate?

Government work crews in Trinidad have accidentally crushed thousands of endangered turtle eggs and hatchlings at a beach resort, conservationists say.

A kayaker is counting his lucky stars after a close encounter with a great white shark at a popular US holiday resort.

Physics students demonstrate Batman could glide using his cape but would probably die from the impact of landing.