UK scientists are to train Iraqis on how to dispose of the remnants of chemical weapons created under Saddam Hussein's regime.

Eating would-be mates could be the secret to a big brood for some spiders, according to a new study of pre-copulatory cannibalism.

The remains of Australian outlaw Ned Kelly are to be handed to his descendants for burial, more than 130 years after he was hanged for murder.

Scientists believe they have discovered a clue as to why women tend to live longer than men - by studying fruit flies.

Ice loss from Greenland's vast sheet may happen mainly in short bursts, research suggests, meaning sea level changes are hard to predict.