Researchers unveil a simple new means to see through "scattering" materials such as frosted glass, or even see around corners.

The UK's recent wet weather has been "almost apocalyptic" for some wildlife in 2012, the National Trust says.

Campaigners try to shut down every Shell petrol station in Edinburgh in a protest against the company's plans to drill in the Arctic.

New discoveries are fuelling speculation among experts that the area around Inverness was important for prehistoric iron production.

Human rights groups denounce UN plans to award a science prize sponsored by Equatorial Guinea President Teodor Obiang Nguema.

The launch of a flagship nuclear power station in Finland is delayed for a third time, Finnish electricity company TVO says.

The government is to develop plans to make publicly funded research results freely available to all.

The US space agency may not have its prime communications satellite in the right place to receive instant confirmation that its Curiosity rover has landed on Mars.