The scale of the battering the Moon received early in its history is revealed in remarkable new data from two Nasa satellites.

Cloud-free images from the latest US polar orbiting meteorological satellite are assembled into a stunning night-time view of Planet Earth.

The preserved body of a woolly rhinoceros reveals new insights into how this now extinct giant animal once lived.

The vast majority of large wildfires in the western US have been fuelled by a rampant species of grass scientists say

Scientists think they have identified one key reason why levels of the ground-level pollutant ozone remain stubbornly high in Europe's big cities.

New figures from the government confirm that ash dieback has now spread widely throughout the UK.

Drones could soon be helping protect rhinos, tigers and elephants in Africa and Asia, thanks to cash from Google.

Scientists say they have seen features on Asteroid Vesta that look as though they have been cut by some sort of fluid flow - possibly liquid water.