Scientists genetically engineered strains of rice that can thrive in soils low in important nutrients.

One of the Government's most senior scientific advisors has said that efforts to stop a sharp rise in global temperatures were now unrealistic.

Researchers record the sound of gibbons' calls in the presence of helium, finding that they use the same tricks as human soprano singers.

A rare bird escapes from Edinburgh Zoo and is on the loose in the city after a squirrel chews a hole at the top of its cage.

Comic website The Oatmeal exceeds its target of raising $850,000 (£537,944) to build a museum dedicated to electricity pioneer Nikola Tesla.

Scotland's internationally important kittiwake population continues to have breeding problems, says an RSPB Scotland report.

The recent Antarctic Peninsula temperature rise and associated ice loss is unusual but not unprecedented, according to research.

Mars rover Curiosity is heading for a location on the planet that Nasa scientists have named Glenelg.