The size of a male rhinoceros beetle's horn is a genuine indicator of its health, according to researchers.

Scientists have taken a new approach to creating coatings that heal themselves when they are damaged.

The main operator of Scottish hydro power stations says it no longer expects to build new ones following a subsidy cut.

Irresponsible drilling of holes into rocks to extract samples threaten to "annihilate" geological features in Scotland, SNH warns.

A computer simulation shows the Moon's birth may not have been through the impact of a slow, Mars-sized object, but rather something much bigger and faster.

Two new areas of marine protection along the coastline of Northern Ireland are announced by the environment minister.

The go-ahead for the first trial of GM potatoes in Ireland angers campaigners who say it threatens Ireland's green image.