An image of a skull which historians believe could be that of Richard III is released ahead of DNA test results being announced.

The cost of cleaning up the Sellafield nuclear site has reached £67.5bn, with no indication of when the cost will stop rising, according to a report.

The sex lives of critically endangered hawksbill turtles have been revealed by scientists studying the animals in the Seychelles.

A skeleton found beneath a Leicester car park is confirmed by archaeologists as that of English king Richard III.

Environmental campaigners say that a draft plan to respond to an oil spill in the Arctic ocean is inadequate and vague.

A major trial of a new booster vaccine ends in failure, marking a major setback in the fight against tuberculosis.

Researchers show that an idea to produce high-quality rainfall maps using nothing more than mobile phone mast signals works - across a whole country.