Images that the Curiosity rover took of the surface of Mars as it made its historic descent to the planet on Monday (GMT) are released by Nasa.

The consortium behind plans for an 11 turbine wind farm off Donald Trump's Aberdeenshire golf course says it wants to make them even bigger.

A volcano in New Zealand dormant for more than a century has erupted, sending ash clouds over the North Island, disrupting flights and closing roads.

Tokyo Electric Power Company, owner of the Fukushima nuclear plant, releases footage of how it managed meltdowns in three reactors.

A freely available online tool that can identify the calls of Europe's bat species could help improve our understanding of the mammals, a study suggests.

The EU and small island states have criticised the US for saying the target of keeping global warming below 2C should be removed from climate talks.

Swiss sheep could soon be texting shepherds for help when they are being stalked or attacked by wolves.

Sir Bernard Lovell, the pioneering astronomer, physicist and founder of Jodrell Bank Observatory, dies aged 98.