Scientists in the United States have identified a new strain of influenza in harbour seals that could potentially impact human and animal health.

A chef catches what is thought to be the largest freshwater fish - weighing more than 10 stone - ever to be landed in the UK.

A boom in the use of micro wind turbines could be halving bat numbers in areas where they are put up, new research has suggests.

The US hosts talks with other countries opposed to a new EU carbon tax on airlines, hoping to find an alternative.

The earliest unambiguous evidence for modern human behaviour is discovered by an international team of researchers in a South African cave.