The UK bird population has declined by 44m birds since 1966, according to a report carried out by conservation groups.

An ambitious plan to provide 15% of Europe's power needs from solar plants in North Africa runs into trouble.

Europe's ultra-low-flying Goce satellite is being manoeuvred even closer to Earth to improve its view of the planet’s varying gravity field.

Scientists in Cambridge have reversed paralysis in dogs after injecting them with cells grown from the lining of their nose.

The Californian SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk tells the BBC that Europe must replace its Ariane 5 rocket if it wants to keep up with his company.

A drunk man in Australia survives being bitten by a huge salt water crocodile after he climbed into its enclosure and tried to ride it.

It could be January before tests confirm whether a skeleton found under a Leicester car park is Richard III.

Chimpanzees and orangutans may experience a U-shaped curve in well-being similar to that in humans, a study suggests.