Scientists find further evidence that crabs and other crustaceans feel pain and then take steps to avoid it.

Butterflies that feed on grass, such as the meadow brown, bucked the trend with increased numbers in an otherwise washout 2012, a survey suggests.

The burrowing behaviour of mice is driven by just a few genetic regions and not through learning, researchers say - with implications for our own behaviour.

Airlines ground the majority of Boeing's flagship 787 Dreamliner airliners amid continuing safety fears.

The intimate relationship between light and the eye starts earlier than previously thought - while still inside the womb - researchers say.

An amateur prospector in Australia's Victoria state unearths a massive gold nugget with an estimated value of more than A$300,000 ($315,000: £197,000).

China is the leading nation in terms of global investment to protect natural watersheds, an assessment finds.

Scientists have shed new light on a bizarre-looking tentacled marine creature that lived 520 million years ago.