The idea of a UK flying-ant day, an annual event when swarms of flying ants emerge and take to the air in mass mating flights, is a "myth", scientists say.

Senior cabinet members will meet later to formulate a policy for dealing with the UK's future energy demands, amid calls for a review of current prices.

Astronomers spot the nearest known planet outside our Solar System, circling a star in the Alpha Centauri system just four light-years away.

An increasing number of rats in parts of the west of England are mutating to become more resistant to poisons, a university study finds.

Newly discovered moons around Pluto may pose a hazard to Nasa's New Horizons probe, according to scientists on the mission.

The international effort to eliminate tuberculosis is "in real danger", according to the World Health Organization.

The EU changes its policy on biofuels to encourage energy production from waste rather than from food crops.

Close to 85% of Madagascar's 192 palm species face extinction due to land clearing, an environment protection group warns.