Eating a morning meal increases the search accuracy of dogs, a new study suggests.

US scientists develop software to accurately measure greenhouse gas emissions down to individual buildings and streets.

Companies bidding for the rights to develop wind and tidal projects off the Northern Ireland coastline will hear later if they have been successful.

A £103m fund to support Scottish renewable energy projects is launched by First Minister Alex Salmond to draw private investment.

Two US researchers whose work shed light on how cells sense their environment garner this year's Nobel prize for chemistry.

Women who take HRT may cut their risk of heart problems, suggests a study in the journal BMJ, but experts are still cautious about long-term safety risks.

Scientists in the Arctic have launched an urgent investigation into how solar storms can disrupt sat-nav.

Aerospace and defence firms BAE Systems and EADS cancel their planned merger, after talks are thwarted by political deadlock.