The biggest Burmese python ever recorded in Florida has been caught in the Everglades, US scientists say.

The experiences of youth affect the adult personalities of crickets, according to a new study.

Hypersonic jet WaveRider is to undergo a test flight aiming to reach Mach 6 - more than 4,300 mph - above the Pacific Ocean.

An embryonic African elephant is photographed in the womb - the result of pioneering artificial insemination by an Austrian zoo.

The cause of a fatal illness that affects captive snakes has been identified, according to research published today.

Oxford scientists place a computerised egg among a group of swans in Dorset.

Nasa uses its high-resolution imaging satellite at the Red Planet to look down on the Curiosity rover and acquire a new picture of the recently landed robot.