A new species of owl discovered in Lombok, Indonesia, has been formally described by scientists.

Shale oil production could boost the world economy by up to $2.7tn (£1.7tn) by 2035, according to a report.

The Large Hadron Collider shuts down for a two-year-long period of maintenance and upgrades that should see a near-doubling of its collision energies.

South Korean experts say they have not detected any radioactive isotopes from North Korea's nuclear test, hampering efforts to assess the device.

Scientists are looking to recruit 2,000 Shetlanders for a study into the link between DNA and potentially fatal conditions.

The EU urges members to conduct random DNA tests on processed beef for three months, to tackle a widening scandal over mislabelled horsemeat.

Three people are arrested in the US and accused of a conspiring to smuggle endangered black rhinoceros horns to China, prosecutors say.

Researchers in the US and UK make a call to arms about classifying plastic waste - which threatens wildlife on land at at sea - as a hazard.