Scientists have printed lasers using standard inkjet printers - a move that may lead to a cheaper way to make laser devices.

Companies in the US have been forced to come up with new solutions to fight a strain of "superweeds" that threaten crops across the country.

Wild reindeer may face a new threat from the growing popularity of snow-kiting, a study finds.

UK Border Force officers seize 36 live giant African land snails from a man at Glasgow Airport.

A furious row erupts over a study claiming to have found tumours and other problems in rats fed on genetically modified maize and exposed to a common herbicide.

Arctic sea ice has reached its minimum extent for the year, setting a record for the lowest summer cover since data collection began.